Glass jug

Unknown

4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent olive green; handle and one trail in same color, another trail in deep turquoise blue. Everted, horizontal rim with rounded lip; flaring mouth and short cylindrical neck; bulbous, biconical body, then tapering to hollow stem; large splayed foot with thick tubular edge made by folding; concave bottom with small kick at center and large pontil scar; rod handle to side of body at point of greatest diameter, drawn up vertically, turned in with pinched fold above rim, and trailed off under rim. Body decorated with bands of four closely spaced shallow ribs in a downward spiral from left to right, extending from neck to mid-point down side and then fading on lower body; thick trail wound three times from left to right around neck, forming a double band; over and between this band, a fine trail has been wound, forming an irregular zigzag. Broken and repaired with one small impact hole in side; pinprick and a few larger bubbles, including many elongated bubbles in handle, and one or two gritty inclusions; very little weathering, but some faint patches on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881