Jug with Composite Handle
(Roman Empire )
This type of jug was used to hold wine or water at the dinner table. Made of free-blown glass, this example is composed of a green-toned, slightly iridescent glass and is decorated with a thread around the neck and another around the mouth, made by trailing molten glass around the vessel when it was still hot.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Judge and Mrs. Herbert M. Moser, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by gift.
Exhibitions
1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
3/29/1982 | Treatment | cleaned |
2/14/2018 | Treatment | reconstructed |
2/14/2018 | Treatment | The top tip of the handle was broken where it joins to the rim of the vessel. The fragments were reattached using Paraloid B-72. |
Geographies
Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 3/16 × W with handle: 3 1/16 × D: 2 13/16 in. (18.2 × 7.8 × 7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Judge and Mrs. Herman M. Moser, 1956
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.411