Glass jug

Unknown

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

Translucent pale blue green; trails in same color, but handle in a deeper blue green. Plain, rounded rim; broad, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards and joining imperceptibly with conical body, with slightly convex side; pushed-in bottom, with central projecting knob and pontil scar; rod handle applied over trail decoration as a large claw-like pad, drawn outwards, folded in and down, and trailed on to underside of mouth over trail decoration, ending above rim. Two separate trails: one extending in a spiral from underside of mouth, ending around base of neck, the other applied as a small pad on edge of bottom and drawn up in a spiral eight times around body, ending under bottom of handle. Body and handle complete, but most of rim, mouth, and top of neck missing; few bubbles; dulling and thick, creamy, iridescent weathering, with a large lump of soil encrustation on one side of interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891