Glass polygonal jug

Unknown

1st–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handle in same color. Rim folded out, down, round, and in, then pressed flat on top of slanting mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding at base to sloping shoulder; polygonal body with vertical sides; slightly concave bottom with uneven surface; strap handle, tooled into three ribs, attached to shoulder with three downward claws, drawn up, turned in, and trailed onto top of neck and underside of rim, ending just on outer edge of the upper surface. Body shaped by mold into twelve vertical, slightly concave panels with rounded tops. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; small areas of dulling and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917