Glass jug with trefoil rim

Unknown

5th–6th century CE or later · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handle and trails in translucent cobalt blue. Trefoil rim with rounded lip; broad, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck with concave side; squat, globular body; kick in bottom with central pontil mark; slender rod handle applied as a large oval pad over trail on upper body, drawn up and outwards, then folded into a projecting loop as a thumb rest above rim, and dropped onto back of rim, with another flattened, smaller thumb rest above. One thick trail around lip; another fine trail wound round underside of mouth in a spiral; a third trail applied to side of body and wound round five or six times, forming a band of thicker and thinner lines, then pinched together to form an oval or "spectacle" pattern. Intact; a few pinprick and one large bubble, with some black impurities; small patches of encrustation and weathering. With trefoil mouth and blue applied threads.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th–6th century CE or later

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Syrian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935