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Object NameEwer (Lagynos)

Made FromGlass

Date99-1 BCE

TechniqueCast or sagged, lathe-cut, wheel-cut, polished

SizeOverall H: 21.5 cm, Diam (max): 21 cm

Accession Number71.1.18

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass of the Caesars

Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World

Place Made

probably Eastern Mediterranean

Physical DescriptionEwer (Lagynos). Transparent yellowish-green glass with many small bubbles; cast or sagged, lathe- and wheel-cut, polished. Jug; short flaring rim rounded by grinding; tall, slender neck, almost cylindrical but splayed at bottom; wide, gently sloping shoulder with rounded edge; below this, wall tapers, then curves in towards base, with lathe-cut groove immediately above bottom; slightly splayed footring, also with lathe-cut groove, about 1 cm above bottom; corresponding, but deeper groove on inside of ring, which received flat circular disc, lathe-cut and polished on both surfaces. Sharply angled handle of rectangular cross-section springs from relief cut rectangular "platform" with beveled sides, rises vertically, then bends in sharply to join neck below rim, transition being marked by lozenge-shaped "platform" in low relief. Exterior of handle has wheel-cut decoration: at bottom, side tapers, then rises in two shallow steps, above which are two shallow grooves, 1.9 and 1.1 cm wide; above these, three parallel vertical grooves, which terminate above curve of handle; on upper surface, two relief-cut bands, perpendicular to grooves.
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