Pitcher
| Object Number: | 86-35-26 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Late Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 100-299 CE |
| Early Date: | 100 |
| Late Date: | 299 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass |
| Technique: | Blown |
| Height: | 23 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 9.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of George and Henry J. Vaux, 1985 |
| Other Number: | GL11 (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
Description
Green glass jug/pitcher. Trumpet base; pyriform body with pontil mark on base; inverted conical neck with band of threading; everted flaired rim with threading on exterior surface. Wide ribbed strap handle attached to body and exterior of rim. Some irridescence.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Fleming, Stuart J. 1997. Roman Glass: Reflections of Everyday Life (I).. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 14, pl. 20 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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