Object Description
A fine and rare Ancient Roman jug blown in pale green glass. The vessel features a hexagonal body with grooves in different geometric patterns on each panel, such as squares, circles and herringbone. A single handle in a slightly darker green has been applied from the rim to the sloping shoulder. The vessel displays a long and narrow cylindrical neck flaring into a funnel-shaped top with an out-splayed folded rim. The base is flat and slightly concave towards the centre. Some earthly encrustations is visible to the surface.
Date: Circa 6th-7th Century AD