Currently not on view
Jug,
3rd–4th century
Roman
Roman Imperial to Late Antique, 284 - 641 CE
y1946-256
Information
Title
Jug
Dates
3rd–4th century
Medium
Transparent yellow and peacock-blue glass
Dimensions
h. 15.3 cm, diam. rim 7–7.5 cm, diam. base 4 cm, max. diam. 11 cm (6 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Platt from the bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
y1946-256
Place Made
Levant
Description
Fire-polished, rounded, flaring rim; cylindrical neck, wider at bottom than at top; spherical body; concave bottom. Blue base ring, to which has been added a lump of glass that makes the jug unstable. Blue strap handle with five ridges from shoulder to rim. Blue thread wound below the rim, and another thread wound four times at the lower part of the neck and on the horizontal shoulder. At the center of the bottom is an annular pontil mark, 1.5 cm. wide.
Culture
Period
Materials
Given to the Museum by Mrs. Platt from bequest of Dan Fellows Platt
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