Ovoid Jug with Pointed Base
Ovoid Jug with Pointed Base
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably Syria or Palestine
DateProbably 4th century
DimensionsH: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); Diam: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
MediumGlass; blown in a mold, removed, twisted, free blown
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.735
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DescriptionThis purple glass jug, probably made in the 4th century CE, has an ovoid body with a pointed base. The body was blown in a ribbed mold, then twisted. A green handle curves from the shoulder to the rim and ends in an open loop. A coil is wrapped around the neck below the handle. The rim is folded outward and inward.
4th century CE
Late 4th to mid-5th century
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
4th century
4th-5th century CE
mid-4th to mid-5th century
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
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