Glass jug

A small round-bodied glass jug with a flared mouth and a tall neck, covered in blue glass flecked with white and gold specks. A looped handle of amber glass curls from the rim to the shoulder. Set against a plain grey backdrop, the vessel is shown in soft even light.

Look closer: Gold and white flecks are scattered through the blue glass across the whole body, catching the light.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917