1977.216.3386.A: Jug

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1977.216.3386.A

Title

Jug

Other Titles

Former Title: Glass pitcher from Cyprus

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

1st-3rd century CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World

Period

Roman period

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/54142

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Pale green glass

Technique

Free-blown glass

Dimensions

14.1 x 9.7 cm (5 9/16 x 3 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Cyprus, Greece (c. 1865-1872), sold; to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1872-by 1977), sold; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, G. G. Van Rensselaer Fund

Accession Year

1977

Object Number

1977.216.3386.A

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Jug; flattened spherical body, long neck, trefoil mouth, applied ribbon handle. Intact, except for small fragment missing from side; white and light brown accretions on interior.

Classification: Isings form 14

Commentary

A jug is a vessel for holding and serving liquids, generally bulbous in shape with a long neck and handle(s).

Subjects and Contexts

• Roman Domestic Art

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