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Hexagonal Jug with Dionysiac Symbols
Hexagonal Jug with Dionysiac Symbols

Hexagonal Jug with Dionysiac Symbols

Place of OriginSyria or Palestine, Sidon or Galilee
DateProbably second quarter of the first century
DimensionsH: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.487
Not on View
Collections
  • Glass
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 164-165, no. 72.
Hexagonal Jug with Dionysiac Symbols
Probably second quarter of the first century
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of first century
Hexagonal Bottle, Mixed Symbols Type, Series A
Probably second quarter to mid-first century

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