Glass jug

Unknown

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

Small one-handled jug Translucent yellow green; handle in same color. Lopsided rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed in to flaring mouth; short, cylindrical neck, expanding at base to join imperceptibly with squat, bulbous body; concave bottom; strap handle applied to top of body with two claw pads, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally, and trailed on to top of neck and underside of rim, with vertical fold above forming thumb rest. Intact; some bubbles; patches of dulling, faint iridescence, and 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