Jar

Artist Unidentified

Period Roman Empire (Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)

Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably from Sidon, Lebanon

Date2nd-4th century CE

Dimensions3 1/4 × 4 5/8 × 3 3/16 in. (8.2 × 11.8 × 8.1 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1908.35

Not on View

DescriptionThis jar is made of thick, transparent to translucent dark green glass. It was formed by free-blowing and tooling. The rim is rounded and thickened by reheating in a flame. The neck is concave and transitions smoothly to a squat, conical body. The base is concave, and there is no pontil mark. A few small, elongated air bubbles are visible within the glass.