Double Jug

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

2nd-3rd century

Roman

This vessel was made by heating two separate jugs and then fusing them together. The two compartments may have held two different kinds of wine.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Double Jug
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: 101 CE–300 CE
Medium: Glass, blown technique
Dimensions: 19.4 × 11.1 × 14.5 cm (7 5/8 × 4 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Rosenbaum
Reference Number: 1902.36.83
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Joseph Rosenbaum (1838-1919), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1902.

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