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Collections

Unknown
Jugabout 4th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Islamic Art and Late Antiquity
Ancient glass jug with iridescent, silvery surface and applied teal-green draping trails on the rounded body, with a teal handle and flared disk rim
Blown glass jug with globular body, narrow neck, and wide flared rim, with an applied teal handle and trailed teal glass zigzag decoration around the body; surface shows iridescent weathering and soil encrustation.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Jug
Place Made
Syria or Palestine
Date Made
about 4th century
Medium
Thread decor glass
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 3 in. (11.4 x 7.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.88.129.98
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Saldern, Axel von. Glass 500 B.C. to A.D. 1900: The Hans Cohn Collection. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1980.