Glass jug

Unknown

3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent deep blue green; handle, foot ring, and trails in same color, but foot ring also slightly streaked with opaque red brown. Rim folded over and into flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; globular body; low foot ring, applied as a coil; small, flat bottom, with pontil scar; three-ribbed strap handle, attached to upper body with long downward claws, drawn up, out, round, and in, and attached to edge of rim over trail, with projecting hollow loop. One thicker trail wound horizontally one and a half times around underside of mouth; a finer trail applied next to foot ring, then wound up in a spiral ten times, ending under handle; five more fine trails wound in short spirals in irregular bands on neck. Intact; pinprick bubbles and some glassy inclusions; slight dulling and encrustation, with faint weathering and iridescence on exterior, patches of pale brown soil encrustation and brilliant iridescent weathering on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881