Glass barrel-shaped jar

Unknown

2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with green tinge; trails in same color. Thick, everted, rounded rim, misshapen on one side; side slanting out to convex mid-point on body, then slanting in to solid low base ring; uneven bottom with low central kick and prominent pontil mark. One trail applied to side above mid-point and wound from left to right in a spiral 7 times up body, ending under rim; another trail applied to side just below mid-point and wound from right to left in a spiral 6½ times down body, ending on edge of base. Intact; some bubbles and a few black impurities; slight dulling, creamy weathering, and iridescence. The trails around the body are meant to represent the hoops around a wooden barrel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917