Bulbous Jar
Date: 3rd-4th century
Dimensions:
H: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (3.7 cm); Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Medium: Glass; free-blown and tooled.
Place of Origin: Eastern Mediterranean
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.819
DescriptionTransparent decolored glass with a slight yellowish gray tinge. Thin glass. Blowing spirals. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. No pontil mark. Flaring rim, rounded and thickened in flame. Short concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Concave base.
Transparent decolored glass with a slight yellowish gray tinge (5 Y 7/2).
With Roman small jars
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Flaring rim, rounded and thickened in flame. Short concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Concave base.
Transparent decolored glass with a slight yellowish gray tinge (5 Y 7/2).
With Roman small jars
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Flaring rim, rounded and thickened in flame. Short concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Concave base.
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