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Compared aspect: Two glass jugs shaped in a mould, about five centuries apart; neither record states a place

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Hexagonal glass jug of the Jerusalem type

Material
Moulded glass
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 11/16 in. (15.7 × 7.4 × 6.8 cm)
Date as given by the source
500-650 CE
Record number
17.120.246
Held by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Hexagonal glass jug of the Jerusalem type

A six-sided glass jug shaped in a mould and dated 500-650. The museum calls it a vessel "of the Jerusalem type" but says nothing of where it was made or found, so it is shown by its source date only.

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".

Hexagonal glass jug of the Jerusalem type · Roman mold-blown glass jug
Compared aspectHexagonal glass jug of the Jerusalem typeRoman mold-blown glass jug
Kind of findNot recorded by the sourceGlass
Date as given by the source500-650; culture Byzantine per the record1st half of 1st century CE; Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
PeriodNot yet placed on the timelineNot yet placed on the timeline
Culture or attributionByzantine, per the catalogue; the geography fields are emptyRoman, per the catalogue; no geography stated
MaterialMoulded glassGlass; blown in a four-part mold
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 11/16 in. (15.7 × 7.4 × 6.8 cm)H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
FindspotNot recorded by the sourceNot recorded by the source
RegionThe Mediterranean, place not statedThe Mediterranean, place not stated
Held byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
DisplayThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 300, The Met Fifth Avenue
According to the museum record as read on 24.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
The 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.
Record number17.120.24612.212.3
SourceMuseum record Museum record

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