Jug
Jug

Currently not on view

Jug,

4th century

Roman
Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
2006-462

Information

Title
Jug
Dates

4th century

Medium
Transparent light olive-green glass
Dimensions
h. 12.5 cm, diam. rim 5 x 5.5 cm, diam. base 1 cm (4 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dan Fellows Platt
Object Number
2006-462
Place Made

Levant

Description
Partly out-folded rim formed into a trefoil mouth; cylindrical neck widening toward the globular body; convex bottom. A thread of the same material is wound spirally around the body, from the lower part of the neck to the bottom of the vessel. Coil handle from shoulder to rim.
Period
Roman (style or period), Late Antique
Type
jugs, glass
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
trefoils, stripes

Given to the Museum by Mrs. Dan Fellows Platt

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