Glass jug

Unknown

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

One-handled jug of olpe shape, made to resemble metal (bronze) jugs Translucent blue green; handle and trail in same color. Rim folded out, down, up, and out, with rounded lip; broad cylindrical neck expanding downward to join imperceptibly with elongated bulbous body; low integral base and concave bottom with uneven surface; handle with central rib applied to top of body with long downward claw, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally to rim, with vertical fold forming thumb rest above. Single trail applied to part of top outer edge of rim in front of handle with tooled vertical rib to either side of handle. Intact, except for chip in rim and trail with one rib missing; few bubbles and glassy inclusions; dulling and iridescent weathering, with some soil encrustation on 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