Piriform Jug on Base Ring
Piriform Jug on Base Ring
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine or Syria, probably inland
DateFourth 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
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Published ReferencesGrose, David, "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 20, no. 3, 1978, p. 78, repr. fig. 16.- Glass
Fourth century CE
Late fourth to mid-fifth century
Second half of fourth century
Second half of fourth century
Probably fourth century
First half of fourth century
Second half of fourth century
Probably fourth or fifth century
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