Ovoid Jug with Stylized Grape Pattern
Ovoid Jug with Stylized Grape Pattern
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date2nd-3rd century CE
DimensionsH: 6 1/16 in. (15.5 cm); Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1076
Not on View
DescriptionThis jug is made of purple glass with an ovoid shape. The vessel was mold-blown and tooled while hot. It has a wide flaring rim with a swelling at the bottom of the neck, and an applied green strap handle that extends from the rim to the shoulder. The body is decorated in relief with a pattern resembling a bunch of grapes.
Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 92, repr. (col.) p. 94, fig. 50.Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).
Probably 3rd Century CE
Probably 3rd century
Probably 3rd century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
Probably 3rd century
Probably 3rd century
Probably 3rd century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Perhaps second quarter of 1st century
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