Spherical Jug on Base Ring
Spherical Jug on Base Ring
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateSecond half of 4th century
DimensionsH: 6 in. (15.3 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/4 in. (4.8 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Base Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.981
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass jug from the fifth century CE has a round body and a narrow neck. A ribbed handle was attached and shaped into a loop at the top, with the rib extending down the side. The neck is decorated with a spiral of thick glass thread, and the body has oval indentations.
Second half of 4th century
Second half of 4th century
Second half of 4th century
Second half of 4th century
Probably mid-4th to early 5th century
Second half of 4th century
Second half of 4th to early 5th century CE
First half of 4th century
Probably 5th or 6th century
Probably early 4th century
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