ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Coil Neck Pitcher
Possible OriginSyria, Asia
Date4th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 in., 320 g (18.8 x 13 x 12.7 cm, 11 5/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.700
Label TextThis jug is composed of green, free-blown glass. The body is spherical with a cylindrical neck and a funnel mouth. An applied ring is below the rim and a thick applied festoon rests low on the neck. The ribbon strap handle is pulled up from the jug’s shoulder and folded on the underside and over the rim. The bottom of the jug is kicked, with an irregular conical depression and a large pontil mark. The foot was formed with an applied coil. The spherical body exhibits a subtle spiral ribbing achieved by pattern blowing. The rim coil beneath the rim and neck coil at the base of the neck are typical fashion of the fourth century AD.ProvenanceSaid to be ex coll. Comtesse Anne de Kerguezec. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Roger Fernand Galliano, Paris, France.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
3rd Century BCE
ca. 700 BCE
1st-early 2nd Century CE
1st-early 2nd Century CE
20th Century
20th Century
1st Century BCE
late 1st Century BCE - early 1st Century CE
ca. 300-290 BCE
ca. 300-290 BCE
