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Pale Green Jug

4th century AD

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Fire-rounded rim; cylindrical, long neck which slightly tapers outward towards shoulder; horizontal shoulder; body tapers in fast towards base; concave base with pontil mark; diagonal tubular base ring with high central kick and pontil mark; two coil handles are applied to shoulder and attached to neck; remnants are pinched and pulled out a little on beginning and end of handles. Thick thread is applied and runs two times around the upper part of the neck ; body is decorated with thin, pattern-blown, shallow ribs that run from the shoulder, spiralling around until lower part body. Some residue; very well preserved, some fine patina.

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  • Title: Pale Green Jug
  • Date Created: 4th century AD
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 22.4 cm., Diameter (rim): 2.4 cm., Diameter (base): 4.9 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.3 cm.
  • Type: Tableware
  • Medium: Glass
  • Registration Number: 1902.52.18
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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