Glass hexagonal jug, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a multi-part mold of two vertical sections and a cup-shaped base, H.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with translucent purple streak from rim to bottom, with colorless handle. Tubular rim, folded out, round, and into mouth; concave cylindrical neck; sloping, rounded shoulder; straight-sided hexagonal body, expanding downward; convex undercurve; flat circular bottom; strap handle attached in two large ribs to shoulder and top edge of body, drawn up and slightly out, then curved in, and pressed on to top of neck and underside of rim, with projecting flattened thumb rest above
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Glass hexagonal jug, Early Imperial, 1st century .D, Roman, Glass, blown, multi-part mold, two vertical sections, cup-shaped base, H, 4, 10.2 cm, Colorless, translucent purple streak, rim, bottom, colorless handle, Tubular rim, folded out, round, mouth, concave cylindrical, neck, sloping, rounded shoulder, straight-sided hexagonal, body, expanding downward, convex undercurve, flat circular, strap, attached, large, ribs, shoulder, top edge, drawn up, slightly, curved, pressed, top, underside, projecting flattened, thumb, rest
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