Bulbous Jug with Spouted Mouth
Bulbous Jug with Spouted Mouth
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled, with spiral trailed decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.739
Not on View
DescriptionThis grayish-red glass jug, made in the 1st century CE, has a bulbous body, spouted mouth, and handle attached at the shoulder. Nine spirals of thin glass thread decorate the upper part of the body. The surface shows bubbles, and the handle and thread are pale yellowish-brown.
1st-2nd century CE
6th century?
Probably early 4th century
4th century
1st-2nd Century CE
4th century
Probably mid-4th to early 5th century
4th century
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