RB021
Roman bronze jug with ornamented handle with Medusa mask.
1st-2nd century AD
H. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Intact. Fine dark green patina with brown encrustation.
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The jug with elongated piriform body, folded rim and discus base with concentric circles in relief. A decorated handle attached from rim to body, terminating with a medusa mask.
Cf. Hayes, J. W., Toronto, 1984, p. 55, fig. 77.
O’Neill, J. P., editor in Chief, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986, p. 198, fig. 79 (The face on the handle was defaced, probably by a Jewish owner).
(In Hebrew:) Yadin, Y., Tel-Aviv, 1977, pp. 101-102.
Hayes, J. W., Greek, Roman, and Related Metalware in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1984.
O’Neill, J. P., editor in Chief, Treasures of the Holy Land. Ancient Art from the Israel Museum, Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.
(Hebrew:) Yadin, Y., Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Second Jewish Revolt Against Rome, Tel-Aviv, 1977.
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