Glass jug with spout

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handle and spout in same color. Rim folded out, down, over, and in, and flattened on top surface around mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards; short, horizontal shoulder; globular body; low, solid splayed base ring, with tooling marks around sides; slightly convex bottom; thin strap handle, applied to upper body, drawn up and outwards, then turned in horizontally, with flattened fold projecting up and back above rim, and pressed onto edge of rim, with a smaller trail dropping onto top of neck; tubular spout dropped onto body as a blob, piercing side, then drawn out and knocked off. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations, with many black impurities in handle; faint dulling, weathering, and iridescence on exterior, patches of yellow limy weathering and iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881