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San Antonio Museum of Art, Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Jug
San Antonio Museum of Art, Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.

Jug

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureRoman
Date3rd - 4th century A.D.
MediumGlass
Dimensionsh. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
rim diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
max. diam. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Object number86.138.363
DescriptionMold-blown jug of blue-green glass. Tall cylindrical body with flat shoulder and narrow cylindrical neck with flaring, funnel mouth. Rim pulled out and up, creating extra fold just below rim; beveled inside. Flattened, slightly hollow base; no pontil mark. Added wide, ribbed, arching strap handle, of same color as vessel, attached at shoulder and neck, with upward curl at upper terminal.ProvenanceBy purchase, the Stark family, Orange, Texas, between 1927 and 1929; by bequest, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1965; by purchase, the San Antonio Museum of Art with funding from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willson, 1986Exhibition History"Poor Man's Crystal: Utilitarian Glass from Ancient Rome, ca. 50 B.C. - A.D. 450," Wesleyan University, Connecticut, March 28- May 25, 2003

"From a Fiery Furnace: The Ancient Art of Glassmaking", San Antonio Museum of Art, July 5 - Octobert 12, 2003Published ReferencesCaroline M. Richardson, Poor Man's Crystal: Utilitarian Glass from Ancient Rome, ca. 50 B.C. - A.D. 450 (San Antonio, 2003), cat. no. 3
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