Squat Bulbous Jug on Base Ring

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Squat Bulbous Jug on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Syria or Palestine

DateProbably fifth to early sixth century

DimensionsH: 4 5/16 in. (11.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Max Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); Base Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.969

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. A few pinprick bubbles. A few black specks; more black specks in handle. Transparent dusky yellow (5 Y 6/4). Translucent moderate green handle, coil, and thread (near 5 BG 4/6). Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.0 cm in diameter. Added coil and thread. Excess glass at tip of handle folded back on top of rim loop. Flaring circular mouth; rim rounded and thickened in flame. Tall cylindrical neck with curved transition to shoulder. Nearly horizontal shoulder. Squat bulbous body with greatest diameter at its midpoint. Pushed-in tubular base ring. Straight plain coil handle applied to shoulder and attached to rim where it was pressed down to form a closed loop against the underside of the mouth. Rim coil from left to right, continuing as a spiral thread with 11 revolutions on neck. CLASSIFICATION: Jug Class IA2a with coil handle IA2a.

Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 94, no. 96.Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).