This jug was locally made during the most productive period of Cypriot glass industry, that is the 1st and 2nd c. AD. During this period, Cypriot workshops produced simple undecorated vessels for daily use. Large vessels of this type were mainly used for the storage and transport of liquids and were widely distributed throughout the Roman world. Sometimes, the jugs were also used as tableware or even as cineraria, despite the narrow mouth. Like their modern counterparts, they were protected against breakage by a woven straw cover.