Caption

Hexagonal jug, eastern workshop, Syria country of find, 1st century AD. Stern type with vessels, series A. Transparent light green glass; ovoid hexagonal body decorated with a convex relief depicting vessels on the arms of an arcade with convex elements. Cylindrical neck terminating in a flaring spout with an inwardly curved edge; blown in a three-part mold. Outer diameter of the spout: 1.90 cm; height: 9.30 cm; body diameter: 4 cm; outer diameter of the bottom: 2.50 cm; weight: 0.034 kg., A translucent object with a pale green and aqua tint fills the frame, viewed from above showing a circular central opening surrounded by a rounded ring and an irregular scalloped outer edge; the glass-like material has cloudy areas, surface imperfections, and a few small brownish spots, and the overall shape includes a short looped protrusion at the top with similar greenish-blue coloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_387

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Keywords

Hexagonal jug eastern workshop Syria country find 1st century AD Stern type vessels series A Transparent light green glass ovoid hexagonal body decorated convex relief depicting arms arcade convex elements Cylindrical neck terminating flaring spout inwardly curved edge blown three-part mold Outer diameter spout 1.90 cm height 9.30 cm body diameter 4 cm outer diameter bottom 2.50 cm weight 0.034 kg translucent object pale green aqua tint fills frame viewed showing circular central opening surrounded rounded ring irregular scalloped outer edge glass- material cloudy areas surface imperfections small brownish spots shape includes short looped protrusion top greenish-blue coloration.