Glass jug
In the Late Roman period it was fashionable to serve wine at dinner parties in large, elegant jugs and flasks. The wealthy enjoyed skillfully worked and richly decorated silver vessels; however, glass provided an attractive cheaper alternative. This footed jug, whose shape recalls that of silver vessels of the same era, is embellished with decorative trails of glass around the rim and neck and the addition of a broad ribbed handle.
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