Byzantine Hexagonal Jug

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Illustration

Patrick Tinkham
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 13 March 2018
Byzantine Hexagonal Jug Download Full Size Image

Created in the 6th or 7th century CE, this moulded glass jug measures 15.1 x 8.6 x 7.5 cm. This photo shows a stepped cross, representing one constructed at the site of Jesus' crucifixion by Thoedosius II. The relief designs were produced by blowing molten glass into a mold. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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