Globular Juglet
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Globular Juglet 2019-08-14
Name/Title
Globular JugletEntry/Object ID
11NE-Mi41-179Description
The rim is tubular and folded inwards with a funneled mouth. The mouth and rim are titled toward the handle. The neck is cylindrical and widens at the junction with the body. A flaring strap handle is attached to the shoulder of the body, pulled up, out and down attaching to the neck at the base of the mouth. The body is globular with a concave base. The vessel is intact with iridescence.Use
TablewareContext
In ancient Rome, the meal was eaten in a reclined fashion, where diners would lay upon couches cushioned for the elite or wooden/stone benches for the lower classes. The elite patrician families dined off gold or silver dishes, other elites dined off bronze, but the lower elites and lower classes dined off glass or pottery. At meals, jugs would be filled with wine with beakers next to them for drinking. Additionally, as ancient Romans ate with their hands, they were brought glass bowls by slaves who poured water from jugs so the Romans could wash their hands in between courses. Regarding this vessel, the latter is the more likely scenario.Made/Created
Date made
200 CE - 400 CETime Period
Roman Imperial, Late AntiqueEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Near Eastern - Syro-Palestine