Double Head-shaped Jug with Crimped Handle: Two Childlike Faces, One Serious, One Smiling

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Double Head-shaped Jug with Crimped Handle: Two Childlike Faces, One Serious, One Smiling

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably Syria or Palestine

DateFourth century

DimensionsH: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm);
Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm);
Base Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm);
H Body: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown, mold blown body

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.742

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DescriptionThis purple glass jug, made in the 4th century CE, has a body shaped into two childlike heads: one serious and one smiling. The hair is shown as rows of knobs, and a crimped ribbon handle attaches at the neck and shoulder. Mold seams are hidden in the hair, and the jug was formed by blowing and tooling.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: the First through Sixth Centuries, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, Rome, Italy, 1995, cat. no. 161, pp. 241-242.