Spherical Jug with Spouted Mouth on Base Ring

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Spherical Jug with Spouted Mouth on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Eastern Mediterranean

DateProbably fourth century

DimensionsH: 3 3/4 in. ( 9.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Base Diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1205

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DescriptionThis spherical jug with a spouted mouth and base ring is free-blown and tooled from medium thick translucent streaky blue-green glass (5 BG 3/2 to 5 BG 4/6), with similarly colored handle and coils. The fabric shows numerous small and medium-sized bubbles, many of which have burst at the surface, and visible blowing spirals. The underside of the base coil is rough, with a wad of glass from the pontil on one side. The rim is rounded and thickened in flame, forming a spouted mouth above a cylindrical neck that transitions smoothly to a nearly horizontal shoulder and spherical body. A straight plain coil handle is applied to the shoulder and attached to the rim, where it is pressed down to form a closed loop against the side of the mouth with a pinched horizontal projection at the lower attachment. An added rim coil runs from right to left. This vessel belongs to Jug Class IB3a with coil handle IA2ac.