Glass jug

Unknown

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

Small one-handled jug Translucent pale blue green; handle in same color. Rim folded out, round, and in; slender, cylindrical neck; slightly convex slanting shoulder with raised, tubular fold below; body flaring downward with concave sides; broad, shallow, rounded bottom; strap handle with ribs at side edges applied to shoulder above fold, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally to top of neck and underside of rim, and trailed off with backward projection. Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.

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