Bulbous Jar
Date: 3rd-4th century CE
Dimensions:
H: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Medium: Glass; blown in a mold, removed, free-blown.
Place of Origin: Ancient Rome
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.1893
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Small bubbles and one large bubble near rim. Black specks. Blowing spirals.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part patterned cylindrical mold with seams well-aligned through chevrons and expanded. Neck and mouth free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.3 cm; reamer mark.
Everted rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. Concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Horizontal shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter near shoulder. Concave base with low kick.
On body, three panels of six rows of four squares and one panel of six rows of five squares alternate with a vertical file of six chevrons. Design widens slightly toward greatest diameter where bubble was expanded most.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part patterned cylindrical mold with seams well-aligned through chevrons and expanded. Neck and mouth free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.3 cm; reamer mark.
Everted rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. Concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Horizontal shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter near shoulder. Concave base with low kick.
On body, three panels of six rows of four squares and one panel of six rows of five squares alternate with a vertical file of six chevrons. Design widens slightly toward greatest diameter where bubble was expanded most.
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