Jug
Datelate 1st–2nd century CE
Periodearly Roman Empire
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesSaid to have been found in the "Greek tombs" at Idalion
MediumGlass (free-blown)
ClassificationGlass
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874–1876 (C.G. 301); (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), March 30, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1408
The blown glass technique was widespread in the Roman world. Glass jugs like this one were made only on Cyprus. The thickly applied handle contrasts with the thin walls of the jug. Glass color is the result of several factors, including firing conditions and the addition of metal oxides.
On View
Not on viewHeight: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Diameter (body): 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Rim
Diameter (exterior): 1 9/16 in. (4.01 cm)
Diameter (interior): 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Handle
Width (at top): 1.0 in. (2.6 cm)
Width (at narrowed part): 7/8 in. (2.25 cm)
Width (at shoulder): 1 3/8 in. (3.52 cm)
Base area
Diameter: 2 1/6 in. (5.2 cm)
Neck
Diameter (at center, narrowed part): 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Diameter (top and bottom): 1 1/4 in. (3.14-3.17 cm)
Wall
Thickness: .027 in. (0.07 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
Fabric: glass 5GY 4/1 (dark greenish gray) at rim and 10Y 7/1 (light greenish gray) body and neck
Inclusions
n/a
1st–3rd Century
800-650 BCE
3rd century CE
late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
3rd–5th century CE
2400–2100 BCE
1st Century BC–3rd Century AD
