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COLEM:JOS.229.1

Colchester Collections

This small jug of clear blue-green glass (form B13) dates to around AD 170 - 300. It has a tall neck, with a short but wide shaped body that sits on a tubular base ring. The rim has been pulled upward to form a side spout, while the handle connecting the rim and body is flat and shaped into a right angle. Having a spout would have enabled more controlled pouring, while the size of the jug suggests only small quantities of the contents would have been required.Colchester Museums curate one of the best collections of Roman glass in the country, especially of the first century AD thanks to Boudica’s rebellion and destruction of the town. The Romans used glass to manufacture a huge range of objects, from bottles, bowls and bath flasks, to hairpins, gaming counters and even windowpanes. In the early period glass vessels were imported into Britain but, from the second half of the first century AD, glass was also made here. The development of glass blowing techniques meant that certain items could be produced cheaply and in large quantities. Glass is often thought to be rare from the Roman world, because it is so fragile, but the main reason for its rarity is because it was recycled throughout the Roman period.

0150 - 0200

Roman

height: 100.00 mm
diameter: 95.00 mm