Oinochoe or Jug

Salt-white crust covers a jug, which still holds its shape and its handle.

This oinochoe or jug is Islamic and comes from the ancient Middle East. It is blown glass. The oinochoe, a pouring jug with a single handle, is a form inherited from the ancient Mediterranean, and glass versions were made across the Middle East for centuries. The body is round and the neck widens to a pinched, spouted rim. A ribbon handle rises from the shoulder to the lip. Iridescent green and blue show through patches of chalky weathering, and a fine ring is incised around the belly. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 2.75 high.

Pouring is still what it looks best at.