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Source Description
This type of jug was used to hold wine or water at the dinner table. Made of free-blown glass, this example is composed of a green-toned, slightly iridescent glass and is decorated with a thread around the neck and another around the mouth, made by trailing molten glass around the vessel when it was still hot.
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Document identity
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33564
label
Jug with Composite Handle
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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33564
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normalized
title
Jug with Composite Handle
description
This type of jug was used to hold wine or water at the dinner table. Made of free-blown glass, this example is composed of a green-toned, slightly iridescent glass and is decorated with a thread around the neck and another around the mouth, made by trailing molten glass around the vessel when it was still hot.
provenance
Judge and Mrs. Herbert M. Moser, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by gift.
date
4th-5th century (Late Antique)
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CC0
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en
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Glasswares
jugs
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
18.2
height
7.8
depth
7.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 3/16 × W with handle: 3 1/16 × D: 2 13/16 in. (18.2 × 7.8 × 7.2 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
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blown glass
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6191
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ROM
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454
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