Jug
3rd-4th century CE
Description
Square bottle of brownish-green glass, concave sides, one handle, flaring lip. Rim chipped.
Dimensions
17.5 x 8.3 cm (6 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Grave 2 by Oric Bates and Dows Dunham at Gammai, Sudan (1915-1916). Natica Bates, Groton, MA (by 1924), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1924.
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