Piriform Jug on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine or Syria, probably inland

Date4th century

DimensionsH: 7 3/4 in. (19.6 cm); Rim Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Diam (body): 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm); Base Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown, twisted, free blown, tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.984

Not on View

DescriptionThis glass jug from the fourth century CE has a pear-shaped body with curved ridges. The body was formed in a mold and then twisted while hot, creating the swirling pattern. A strap-shaped handle with raised ribs was added and attached at the rim. Decorative coils encircle the neck and base, which ends in twelve small toes.

Published ReferencesGrose, David, "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 20, no. 3, 1978, p. 78, repr. fig. 16.