Piriform Jug on Base Ring
Piriform Jug on Base Ring
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine
DateSecond half of fourth to early fifth century
DimensionsH: 6 3/4 in. (17.3 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); Base Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.983
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass jug has a pear-shaped body and a narrow neck. The vessel was shaped by blowing molten glass and adding threads around the mouth and neck. A handle was attached and bent to form a loop at the top. The flat base rests on a ring formed by folding in the bottom of the vessel.
First half of fourth century
Second half of fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to early fifth century
Second half of fourth century
Second half of fourth century
Probably second half of fourth to early fifth century
Probably fourth century
Fourth century
Probably third or fourth century
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