Jug
Jug

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Jug,

4th–5th century CE

Roman Imperial Period or Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y232
Fire-polished, rounded rim; funnel mouth; cylindrical neck. Cylindrical body, constricted sharply above the base; sloping shoulder. Pushed-in base, concave bottom. Coil handle from shoulder to rim. Mold-blown vertical ribs on the sides. Thread of same color glass wound six times around the mouth. A thick coil wound around the lower part of the neck. At the center of the bottom is a solid, circular pontil mark, 1 cm. wide.

Information

Title
Jug
Dates

4th–5th century CE

Medium
Transparent light olive-green glass
Dimensions
h. 9.4 cm, diam. rim 4.1 cm (3 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. L. Bogert, Class of 1912
Object Number
y232
Place Made

Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, and adjacent areas)

Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Imperial (Roman), Late Antique
Type
jugs, glass
Materials
mold-blown glass
Subject
threading, reeding

Given to the Museum by W.L. Bogert as part of the Old Collection

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