pitcher
Object NamePitcher
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 24.6 cm, Diam (max): 14.7 cm
Accession Number65.1.20
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent green glass; blown, applied. Pitcher with pear-shaped body. Mouth shaped like funnel, with rounded lip; neck cylindrical, splaying at bottom and merging with shoulder; base has solid applied foot ring; no pontil mark. Applied decoration on mouth, neck, and perhaps wall: on mouth, one thick, continuous horizontal trail, shortly below lip; on neck, similar thick, continuous horizontal trail at junction with shoulder; on wall, seven pairs of parallel vertical ribs, which were applied to parison or made by pinching, then nipped at mid-point. Handle with strap-like cross section dropped onto upper wall, drawn up and out in five ribs, bent at acute angle, drawn down and in, and attached to trail below lip, with excess glass pulled onto lip and cast off.Provenance
Source
Münzen & Medaillen A. G.
- 1965
