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Hexagonal glass jug with Christian symbols
Byzantine, Jerusalem, Israel
Early Byzantine Period
Late 6th–early 7th century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Israel, Jerusalem
Medium/Technique
Glass, mold-blown
Dimensions
Height: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
M. Elizabeth Carter Collection—Gift of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number15.857
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 39.
DescriptionA hexagonal pilgrim jug with Christian symbols; cylindrical neck; trefoil mouth; hollow tubular handle from shoulder to rim. On each side of the body, an impressed design within a rectangular frame of round dots: 1) cross on globe resting on three steps, 2) lozenge, 3) cross on a base resembling a wide-necked vessel with two handles, 4) lozenge, 5) cross on bulbous base standing in two concentric circles shown in perspective, 6) lozenge. This group of jug vessels is attributed to manufacture in early Byzantine Jerusalem during 578-636 A.D. (based on Barag’s chronological classification).
Yellowish-brown. Intact; small areas of iridescence.
Yellowish-brown. Intact; small areas of iridescence.
ProvenanceFrom Khayat Collection, sold by Doll & Richards, May 13, 14, 1915. Catalogue #181.