Amphora (uncertain)

Jug (uncertain)

86-35-28

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 86-35-28
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Late Roman Period
Date Made 200-499 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Description

Green glass 2-handled jug. Slightly concave base; inverted conical body; narrow rounded shoulder; wide cylindrical neck with thick thread; vertical rim. Applied wide, ribbed strap handles (2) attached to shoulder and neck below threading. Some irridescence and encrustation; damage to lower body and base; chip in rim.

Height 24 cm
Outside Diameter 8.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of George and Henry J. Vaux, 1985
Other Number GL16 (Ancient Glass Project) - Other Number

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