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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
Not on View
Collections
  • Glass
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 264, no. 186.
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