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Opaque pale blue-green glass jug with a wide ribbon handle and a short neck with rolled lip

The exterior of this opaque pale blue-green glass jug has wide, irregular bands of white, tan, and brown stains caused by dirt accretions. There are some small areas of corrosive iridescence at the bottom. The body of the jug is cylindrical in shape with straight sides and a flat, broad shoulder. It has a short, narrow neck that abruptly bends into a slightly wider flat, rolled lip. There is one wide ribbon handle that attaches to the shoulder and curves upward as it narrows and wraps under the rolled lip.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.211
Title
Jug
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Culture
Graeco-Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293084

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale blue-green glass
Technique
Mold-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 17 x Rim diam. 4.8 x W. 10.1 cm (6 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Eliot Norton and Richard Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1895), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.211
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Jug; slightly indented base (diam. 8.5 cm), cylindrical body, straight sides, flat, broad shoulder, short neck, rolled lip, one wide ribbon handle. Intact; bands of dirt accretions and slight iridescence. Sticker on base with illegible writing.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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