Jug
Ancient Roman
301–400
- Medium
- Glass, mold-blown technique
- Dimensions
- 13.3 × 7 × 5.7 cm (5 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- vessel
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
religionearly christianvesselsvesselglasseuropeanancient artsyrianroman (ancient, style or period)
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.
