Piriform Jug on Base Ring

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Piriform Jug on Base Ring

Artist Unidentified

Period Roman Empire (Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)

Place of OriginRoman Levant

Date4th century CE

Dimensions5 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/2 in. (14.9 × 5.9 × 3.7 × 3.8 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1908.61

Not on View

DescriptionThis piriform jug on a base ring (Jug Class IA3c with coil handle IAC2bc) is made of translucent dark royal blue glass with similarly colored handle and base coil. The glass is of medium-thin quality, with blowing spirals and concentrations of small vertically elongated bubbles. It was free-blown and tooled, with no pontil mark. Excess glass at the lower tip of the handle is folded upward and back against the top of the trail. The vessel has a circular mouth with an unworked rim and a slight bulge below. The neck is concave and funnel-shaped, transitioning gradually into a strongly sloped shoulder and a pear-shaped body. The base consists of a triple spiral coil. A plain angular wishbone handle is applied at the neck and body, continuing downward as a corrugated trail across the first spiral. A domed rectangular feature decorates the trail about 1.0 cm below the handle. A pinched diagonal projection serves as a thumbrest.

Published ReferencesLabino, Dominick, Visual Art in Glass, Dubuque, Iowa, 1968, p. 24 repr.

The Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Glass: A Guide to the Glass Collections, Toledo, Ohio, 1969, p. 31 repr.