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San Antonio Museum of Art, Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Large jug with geometric patterns
San Antonio Museum of Art, Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
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Large jug with geometric patterns

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureRoman
Date3rd-4th century A.D.
MediumGlass
Dimensionsh. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
body diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
rim diam. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Object number86.138.800
DescriptionMold-blown jug of light greenish-yellow glass. Cylindrical body with slightly rounded shoulder and narrow cylindrical neck; folded rim, with extra fold just below, beveled inside. Flat base; no pontil mark. Thick angular strap handle, of same color glass as the body, with seven sharp ribs; attached at shoulder and lower fold of rim. Wheel-cut or abraded geometric designs in three registers, covering entire body from shoulder to base; registers separated by bands of double or triple lines. Top: band of ovals, separated by sets of triple vertical lines; middle: band of oblique lines; bottom: band of alternating, opposing pentagons, composed of triple lines, each enclosing an oval.Provenancepurchased by Miriam Lutcher Stark (1859-1936), Orange, TX, from American Colony Stores, Jerusalem, 1927; by inheritance to her son, H. J. Lutcher Stark (1887-1965), Orange, TX, 1936; his bequest to the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, Orange, TX, 1965; purchased by the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986 with funding from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willson, 1986Exhibition History“Mediterráneo—Egipto, Grecia y Roma: Vidrio, Escultura y Relieves de la Antigüedad Clasica,” Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico, Apr. 27-Nov. 7, 2004
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