Glass jug

Unknown

mid-1st–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handle in same color. Collar rim folded out, down, up and out, with rounded outer lip; short, slightly convex cylindrical neck, with tooling marks at base; broad sloping shoulder; cylindrical body with convex side, tapering downward; concave bottom; strap handle applied in large splayed claw pads to shoulder, drawn up and turned in horizontally, and then pressed on to underside of rim and top of neck. Intact; some bubbles and blowing striations; slight weathering, dulling, and iridescence; one patch of encusted earth on lower side of interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76