Pointed Jug with Spouted Mouth on Base Ring

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Pointed Jug with Spouted Mouth on Base Ring

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean

DateByzantine period

DimensionsH: 5 27/32 in. (14.3 cm); Diam (at shoulder): 2 11/32 in. (6.0 cm); Base Diam: 3/4 in. (2.0 cm)

MediumGlass; mold-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1238

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DescriptionTransparent to translucent streaky manganese tint. Similarly colored handle. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Body probably blown into a vertically ribbed and grooved mold, twisted, reinserted, and twisted in opposite direction. Neck and mouth free-blown. Pontil mark 0.9 cm in diameter. Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Spouted mouth; rim folded outward, upward, and inward. Cylindrical neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder with bulge below from edge of mold. Pointed body. Flattened base coil. Curved plain ribbon handle applied to shoulder and attached to edge of rim where it projects above the rim. On body, mold-blown design of ten rows of irregularly shaped lozenges with raised outlines from shoulder to ca. 1.0 cm above base, less distinct on one side of the vessel. CLASSIFICATION: Jug Class IB3b with strap handle. COLLECTIONS BBJ56 Pointed Jug with Spouted Mouth on Base Ring Eastern Mediterranean Byzantine period, DATE _____ H 14.8 cm; max D 6.05 cm; rim 4.5 x 4.9 cm; Th cm. Capacity; Weight 1923.1238, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey