Cylindrical Jug

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Cylindrical Jug

Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably inland Palestine

DateProbably 6th Century

DimensionsH: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Body Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.25 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown and applied handle and decoration.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.959

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DescriptionThis glass jug from the sixth century CE is made from dark opaque glass with streaks of reddish brown. The body was shaped in a patterned mold and the neck and rim were shaped by hand. A single handle, made from translucent blue-green glass, was attached from the shoulder to the rim. The neck is decorated with a coiled thread, and the body has 25 vertical ridges from shoulder to base.