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Object NameJug
Made FromGlass
Date500-699
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean; Syria; Palestine
TechniqueMold-blown, reworked, applied
SizeOverall H: 18.9 cm, W: 9.3 cm; Rim Diam: 6.1 cm
Accession Number58.1.43
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale green bubbly glass; mold-blown, rim reworked, handle and thread applied. Tall hexagonal body, with two indentations at top; rim outsplayed, folded upward and inward; neck cylindrical, slightly inclined; shoulder rounded; base kicked, pontil scar; thread wound once around neck; tubular handle attached to shoulder and rim. Mold-blown decoration on body on all six panels, clockwise, from below handle: (1) cross-hatching; (2) two and a half large conjoined lozenges with three half-lozenges on each side, all with central bosses; (3) human face with herringbone pattern above; (4) as (1); (5) as (2); (6) as (3); under base, short radial grooves.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976) - 1958-10-17
25 BCE-99 CE
