Inverted Piriform Jug with Trefoil Mouth on Base Ring

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Inverted Piriform Jug with Trefoil Mouth on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Syria or Palestine

DateFourth century

DimensionsH: 10 7/16 in. (26.6 cm); Rim Diam: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Diam (body): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Base Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.4 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1008

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DescriptionMedium thick glass. Good quality with few bubbles. Black specks in handle. Transparent dusky yellow green (5 GY 5/2). Translucent similarly colored handle and coils. Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.9 cm in diameter. Added coils. Excess glass at tip of handle cut off. Two large unintentional indentations in glass below handle must have occurred during blowing or annealing. Trefoil mouth; rim rounded in flame. Tall slightly tapering neck with curved transition to shoulder. Slightly sloping shoulder. Inverted piriform body. Wound coil base with concave sides formed by a three-fold swirled trail starting from center and flattened inside and outside. Straight strap handle with four ribs applied to shoulder and attached to side of undermouth where it is folded down to form a closed loop against the side of the mouth. Rim coil and neck coil from left to right; neck coil with buckle at point of application (Fig. ) CLASSIFICATION Jug Class IB3a with ribbed strap handle IIB2a