Double Head-shaped Jug with Crimped Handle: Two Childlike Faces, One Serious, One Smiling
Double Head-shaped Jug with Crimped Handle: Two Childlike Faces, One Serious, One Smiling
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean, Syria or Palestine
Date4th century
DimensionsH: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm); Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm); Base Diam: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.522
Not on View
DescriptionThis Roman glass jug is shaped like two children's heads set back to back—one serious, the other smiling. It was made in a mold and finished with a crimped handle and neck coil.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 242-243, no. 163.
Probably 19th or early 20th century
Probably early 3rd century
Probably early 3rd century
Perhaps 2nd century
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