Jug
Jug
Place of OriginProbably Syria
Dateabout 9th- 12th century
DimensionsH: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm); Body Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown, tooled, applied decoration and handle.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2009
Not on View
DescriptionLight green; opaque white applied decoration; handle colorless with yellow tinge; wide mouth with applied opaque white thread at rim; conical neck with tooled flange at juncture with shoulder; handle extends from below rim to shoulder; spherical body; vessel is possibly cased with colorless glass, or, more likely, has devitrified so that the exterior appears shiny, while the interior has a matte look.
1st century CE
about 3rd-4th century CE
Late 4th to late 5th century
Late 4th to early 5th century
1st century CE
6th to early 7th century
Probably 6th to early 7th century
6th to early 7th century
2nd through mid-1st century BCE
Probably 6th Century
Probably mid-5th to mid-6th century
12th-14th century
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