Jug
Byzantine
501–600
- Medium
- Glass, mold-blown technique
- Dimensions
- 13.8 × 8.7 × 6.6 cm (5 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- vessel
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
religionvesselsbyzantinevesselglassancient artsyrian
About
Glass vessels were one of the many kinds of objects that were made for pilgrims of different faiths who visited Jerusalem. This jug was probably used to store blessed oil or water.
