Double Head-shaped Jug with Coil Handle: Two Chubby Faces, One Smiling, One Serious
Double Head-shaped Jug with Coil Handle: Two Chubby Faces, One Smiling, One Serious
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateProbably 19th or early 20th century
DimensionsH: 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm); H (Body): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Max Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm);
Rim Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Base Diam (nose to nose): 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Rim Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Base Diam (nose to nose): 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
MediumMouth and neck free blown. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections, probably open at the base (MCT IX).
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.527
Not on View
Collections
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. 165, p. 244.- Glass
Probably late third or fourth century
Probably late second century
Perhaps second century
Perhaps 2nd century
Third century
Probably early third century
Third century
Probably early third century
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