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Compared aspect: Two blown glass jugs, two techniques: dip mold with trails versus a four-part mold

Dark green glass jug with a handle and raised plant decoration around its body
Photograph of the object Roman glass jug blown in a four-part mold, first half of the first century CE. A museum comparison for manufacturing techniques, not from the Nazareth excavation. The Met, 12.212.3.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 12.212.3 · Rogers Fund, 1912 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Roman mold-blown glass jug

A turquoise-green glass jug 9.5 cm high, blown in a four-part mold. The record documents the mold seams on the vessel but does not say where the jug came from; it is therefore recorded in the region "place not stated".

Greenish glass jug with a handle, diagonal ribs and blue glass trails around the neck
Photograph of the object Glass jug, fourth-sixth century CE, attributed to Roman Syria. Collection comparison from The Met, 91.1.1361; no exact findspot is stated.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 91.1.1361 · Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Syrian glass jug with cobalt trails

A small blue-green glass jug with blue trails around the rim and neck. The record gives a three-century range that crosses the site's boundary between "Roman" and "Byzantine", so the jug is not placed on the timeline.

Roman mold-blown glass jug · Syrian glass jug with cobalt trails
Compared aspectRoman mold-blown glass jugSyrian glass jug with cobalt trails
Kind of findGlassGlass
Date as given by the source1st half of 1st century CE; Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian4th-6th century CE; Late Imperial or Early Byzantine
PeriodNot yet placed on the timelineNot yet placed on the timeline
Culture or attributionRoman, per the catalogue; no geography statedRoman, Syrian, per the catalogue
MaterialGlass; blown in a four-part moldGlass; blown using a dip mold and trailed
DimensionsH.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); diam. 2 in. (5 cm)
FindspotNot recorded by the sourceNot recorded by the source
RegionThe Mediterranean, place not statedThe Levant
Held byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
DisplayThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 168, The Met Fifth Avenue
According to the museum record as read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 171, The Met Fifth Avenue
According to the museum record as read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
Record number12.212.391.1.1361
SourceMuseum record Museum record

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