Glass hexagonal jug 6th–early 7th century Roman, Syrian Translucent blue green with same color handle and rim, folded out, over, and in, and smoothed into outer edge of flaring mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; horizontal shoulder with rounded edges; hexagonal body with sides tapering downwards; kick in bottom, with small central pontil mark; thick rod handle attached in a large pad to shoulder, drawn up and out in a curve, then trailed on to edge of rim and underside of neck, trail applied as a pad and wound once round vertically; on body, three differen
Glass hexagonal jug 6th–early 7th century Roman, Syrian Translucent blue green with same color handle and rim, folded out, over, and in, and smoothed into outer edge of flaring mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; horizontal shoulder with rounded edges; hexagonal body with sides tapering downwards; kick in bottom, with small central pontil mark; thick rod handle attached in a large pad to shoulder, drawn up and out in a curve, then trailed on to edge of rim and underside of neck, trail applied as a pad and wound once round vertically; on body, three different designs, each repeated twice: 1) three large lozenges arranged vertically, each with a central circular boss, and three half-lozenges to either side; 2) staggered rows of diamond-shaped knobs; 3) palm frond with twelve leaves to either side; on bottom, six-petaled , but internal crack in neck and part of trail broken off and now unattached; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and brilliant iridescent Glass hexagonal jug 252988 Roman, Syrian, Glass hexagonal jug, 6th?early 7th century , Glass, H.: 7 3/8 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 ()
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