Glass jug with trefoil rim

Unknown

4th–5th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent greenish yellow; handle and two trails in same color; another trail in translucent turquoise blue. Trefoil rim with rounded lip; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, flaring downwards; broad, slightly sloping shoulder; funnel-shaped body; thick bottom with central kick and pontil scar; rod handle applied as a pad to edge of shoulder, drawn up and slightly outwards, then turned down and in, and trailed onto back of rim. On upper half of body, nine irregular vertical indents; one trail wound 3½ times in a spiral around underside of mouth; a second trail wound once horizontally around lower neck; the third trail wound 7½ times in a spiral around body over indents. Complete except for hole in body below handle; many bubbles, some elongated; slight dulling, patches of whitish weathering and iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Museum Accession