Description
Glass workshops outside the walls of Jerusalem mass-produced a series of hexagonal and octagonal jugs with Christian or Jewish symbols on their sides. The vessels with Christian symbols, like this example, have images of the cross alternating with diamond shapes. Such vessels were probably filled with oil from holy sites and sold to pilgrims.
Provenance
Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson, Chicago, by 1931; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Accession Number
62091
Medium
Glass, mold-blown technique
Dimensions
15 × 9.1 × 7 cm (5 7/8 × 3 9/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
vessel
Credit Line
Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson