Jug with Dionysiac Symbols

Artist: Unknown

1st century A.D.

Ancient Art

Not on view
Medium

Mold-blown glass, pale yellowish green

Dimensions

width and height with handle: 3 13/16 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.7 × 5.3 × 5.7 cm)
height without handle: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1955.6.272

Period

Roman

Classification
Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • Christie's London, London, Ancient Glass from the Shlomo Moussaieff Collection, sale cat. (July 6, 2016), 40, no. 247, ill
  • E Marianne Stern, Roman Mold-Blown Glass (Toledo: Toledo Museum of Art, 1995), 163
  • Susan B. Matheson, Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1980), 46–48, no. 123, ill
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Object/Work type

jugs

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