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This translucent blue-green blown glass jug is globular in shape with a cylindrical neck and funnel mouth. The blown glass handle joins the rim to the body of the vessel. Two thin trails decorate the jug, one below the lip and another around the neck. The decorative motif of trailing, where molten threads of glass are applied to a vessel, is what gives us the rather late date for this piece. It would have been used in a dining setting to hold either wine or water for a Roman banquet. Jugs of this type have been found throughout the Roman Empire, but are especially prevalent in the Eastern provinces.
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