Pitcher with Handle
AD 300s or later
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Pitcher with Handle, AD 300s or later. Roman, Syro-Palestinian. Glass, mold-blown; diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); overall: 15 x 8.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.553 Featuring a globular mold-made body with three bands of geometric ornament (mostly concentric circles) in low relief, this pitcher could have been used for pouring water, wine, or other liquids. The separately made handle, decorated with four vertical ribs, is attached below the wide mouth by means of a coil. Even the underside of this pitcher’s base is decorated, with a mold-made sunburst pattern.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Glass
- Formatted Medium
- glass, mold-blown
- Medium
- glass, mold-blown
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); Overall: 15 x 8.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1915.553
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Inaugural Exhibition, Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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