Janiform jug
Janiform jug

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Janiform jug,

4th century

Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1984-7

Information

Title
Janiform jug
Dates

4th century

Medium
Transparent light yellow, green, and dark blue glass
Dimensions
h. 13.5 cm, diam. rim 6 cm, max. w. base 4.6 cm (5 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
y1984-7
Place Made

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

Description
Fire-polished, partly in-folded rim; wide, trefoil mouth with dark blue coil wound below rim; cylindrical neck. Angular, vertical handle from shoulder to rim. Each side of the janiform body represents a chubby male face, one smiling and the other serious, with two rows of curls divided by a straight, smooth ribbon, creating a tripartite, crescent-shaped jewel over the forehead. Blown into a bipartite mold of vertical sections, open at base. Vertical seams at the junction of the heads. At the center of the bottom is an annular pontil mark, 2 cm. wide.
Period
Imperial (Roman)
Type
jugs, glass
Materials
mold-blown glass
Subject
faces, trefoils

Given to the Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka

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