Glass jug in the form of a pine cone
Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Misshapen thick, everted rim with fire-rounded lip, half turned downwards, half flaring upwards; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; plain, convex shoulder; globular body; tall circular base, with slightly concave, uneven bottom; strap handle attached to shoulder and top of body, drawn up and out, then turned in at an acute angle, and trailed on to underside of rim and top of neck. One continuous mold seam around body and across bottom, extending to shoulder and forming a slight ridge across bottom.
Body shaped in the form of a pine cone with interlocking domed scales, arranged in diagonal rows.
Complete, but two holes in outer edge of base; pinprick bubbles, with some large elongated bubbles in neck; patches of dulling and faint iridescence on exterior, some creamy weathering and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Misshapen thick, everted rim with fire-rounded lip, half turned downwards, half flaring upwards; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; plain, convex shoulder; globular body; tall circular base, with slightly concave, uneven bottom; strap handle attached to shoulder and top of body, drawn up and out, then turned in at an acute angle, and trailed on to underside of rim and top of neck. One continuous mold seam around body and across bottom, extending to shoulder and forming a slight ridge across bottom.
Body shaped in the form of a pine cone with interlocking domed scales, arranged in diagonal rows.
Complete, but two holes in outer edge of base; pinprick bubbles, with some large elongated bubbles in neck; patches of dulling and faint iridescence on exterior, some creamy weathering and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title:Glass jug in the form of a pine cone
- Period:Early Imperial
- Date:2nd half of the 1st century CE
- Culture:Roman
- Medium:Glass; blown in a two-part mold
- Dimensions:H.: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
- Classification:Glass
- Credit Line:Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number:81.10.228
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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