Cylindrical Jug with Three Pairs of Floral Sprays

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Cylindrical Jug with Three Pairs of Floral Sprays

Place of OriginSyria or Palestine

DateFirst half of the first century

DimensionsH: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

MediumGlass; mold-blown.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.440

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DescriptionTransparent to translucent grayish yellow green tint (5 GY 7/2). Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Neck free blown. Body and lower part of neck blown into a four-part mold of three vertical sections joined to a cup-shaped base section (MCT I). Flashes in mold seams at base of neck; one very large flash under handle. Tip of handle drawn out thin and folded back. Rim folded outward, upward, and inward. Cylindrical neck tapered slightly downward. Convex shoulder and convex bottom joined by a cylindrical body. On the flat underside of the base, three raised concentric rings surrounding a central dot, the outer ring forming a base ring 3.0 cm in diameter. Bifurcated handle applied to shoulder and attached to rim with projecting thumbrest above. Handle centered over mold seam between mold sections 2 and 3. On the lower part of the neck and shoulder, in each mold section there are seven or eight downturned tongues in raised outline with raised darts between them. On the body, three pairs of floral sprays arranged horizontally tip to tip. In the mold sections, from left to right: 1, trefoil leaves (ivy); 2, multifoil leaves (grape); and 3, single-pointed leaves alternating with round fruit (not naturalistic, but possibly stylized olive). On the bottom, a frieze of twenty-four upturned tongues in raised outline with raised darts between. Transparent to translucent grayish yellow green tint (5 GY 7/2). Neck free blown. Body and lower part of neck blown into a four-part mold of three vertical sections joined to a cup-shaped base section (MCT I). Flashes in mold seams at base of neck; one very large flash under handle. Tip of handle drawn out thin and folded back. Rim folded outward, upward, and inward. Cylindrical neck tapered slightly downward. Convex shoulder and convex bottom joined by a cylindrical body. On the flat underside of the base, three raised concentric rings surrounding a central dot, the outer ring forming a base ring 3.0 cm in diameter. Bifurcated handle applied to shoulder and attached to rim with projecting thumbrest above. Handle centered over mold seam between mold sections 2 and 3. On the lower part of the neck and shoulder, in each mold section there are seven or eight downturned tongues in raised outline with raised darts between them. On the body, three pairs of floral sprays arranged horizontally tip to tip. In the mold sections, from left to right: 1, trefoil leaves (ivy); 2, multifoil leaves (grape); and 3, single-pointed leaves alternating with round fruit (not naturalistic, but possibly stylized olive). On the bottom, a frieze of twenty-four upturned tongues in raised outline with raised darts between.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 166-167, no. 75.Comparative ReferencesSee also Harden 1944-45, 85, no. e (although the color of this vessel is not the same as described, the position of the handle agrees with the description).