Miniature Jug
Miniature Jug
Place of OriginEgypt or Italy
Date4th century
DimensionsL: 1 in. (2.5 cm); W: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
MediumMolded glass with threaded detail.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2224
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent dark glass. Globular body decorated with applied zigzag glass threads. One thread around middle of neck. One handle. Spirals on spine very fine and not smoothed. Body zigzag thread very thin. Rim coil halfway down neck. Blue. Exact hue cannot be determined because of weathering.
Blue. Exact hue cannot be determined because of weathering.
4th century
2nd century BCE - 1st century CE
probably 1st - 2nd century
4th century CE
4th century CE
probably 3rd century
probably 3rd century
4th century
3rd-4th century CE
mid-4th to mid-5th century
mid-4th to 5th century
Second half of 6th to early 7th century
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