Object Description
A very fine ancient Roman jug blown from translucent amber glass. The vessel features a bulbous body which sits upon a slightly flattened base. The shoulders taper in to a narrow cylindrical neck leading to a folded rim. The piece is enriched with a raised, rounded, horizontal ridge along the shoulders. A single handle has been applied to the jug in the same coloured glass with its three-pronged terminal attached to the ridge, then conjoined and drawn up to the rim where it was folded vertically to form a thumb rest. Beautiful iridescence covers part of the body.
Date: Circa 2nd century AD