Glass jug

Unknown

4th–6th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handle in same color; trails in translucent cobalt blue. Plain rim, with downward flange on one side; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards; slanting, rounded shoulder; funnel-shaped body; thick bottom with kick and small, central pontil scar; reeded strap handle attached unevenly to shoulder, drawn up and outwards in a curve, then attached to edge of rim and trailed back on itself. Narrow ribs extend in a tight spiral down from left to right from rim to lower body, in low relief at top but fading from shoulder downwards; a thick trail wound once round outer edge of rim; another thick trail applied on lower neck, wound round overlapping itself twice, then drawn in a spiral up neck and across underside of mouth ending as a fine line over trail on rim. Intact, except for part of trail on neck; many bubbles, some elongated, and a few black impurities; shallow vertical tooling indent in side of body; dulling, slight pitting, faint weathering, and small areas of soil encrustation on exterior, thick soil deposit in bottom of interior

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–6th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Syrian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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