Roman Octagonal Pale Green Glass Jug

Object Description

A Late Roman mould-blown, translucent pale green glass jug. The vessel features an octagonal body which leads to a flattened shoulder with a cylindrical neck and a flared funnel-shaped mouth with a folded rim. A single handle has been tooled and drawn up and outward from the shoulder to the rim. The sides of the body have been mould-blown and therefore slightly impressed to display four types of lozenge based designs, each repeated twice. The jug sits upon a concave base decorated with a six-petalled flower with a pontil mark at the centre. Subtle iridescence to the walls.

Date: 5th-7th century AD

Object History

Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s. From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.

Object Condition

Very fine condition. Encrustation to the interior and exterior. Minor hairline crack to the handle. A stable crack around the bottom of the body. A crack runs down the neck of the jug.

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