Octagonal Jug
Octagonal Jug
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Eastern Mediteranean, Syria
DateSixth to seventh centuries
DimensionsH: 3 15/16 in. (10.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Body Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1356
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Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 264, no. 186.- Glass
Late 6th- early 7th centuries CE
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Probably sixth to early seventh centuries
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Fifth to seventh centuries
Fourth to sixth centuries
3rd-4th century CE
about 578-614
Probably second half of the first century
about 578-614
Probably second quarter of the first century
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