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Roman glass jug
Fragmentary thin-walled globular jug missing parts of the body, base and rim. It present a narrow cylindrical neck with slight constriction. The broken top edge was reworked and roughly ground to form a secondary rim. The jug present a wide convex body with an open base-ring, and concave domed base. An angular ribbon handle with three narrow vertical ribs applied to the top of the body and attached to the neck.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.11H/12.5
Find Information
Site Name: Usk, Monmouthshire
Grid Reference: SO 3775 0049
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1973
Notes: from fortress latrine pit
Measurements
height / mm:163.0
diameter / mm:19.0 (neck)
diameter / mm:68.0 (body)
thickness / mm:0.5-2.0 (wall)
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