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.
Late fourth to early fifth century
13th century
2nd through mid-1st century BCE
1st century CE
12th-14th century
about 12th-13th century
Fourth or Sixth Century
about 3rd-4th century CE
about 12th century
Fourth century CE
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