Thimble Jar

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Thimble Jar

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date2nd-4th century

DimensionsGlass Dimensions: 7/8 × 15/16 × 11/16 in. (2.2 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.140

Not on View

DescriptionThis thimble jar is free-blown and tooled from thin, transparent glass with a very light greenish-blue tint. It contains a few pinprick bubbles within the glass matrix. The vessel features a horizontally outsplayed hollow rim that has been folded outward, upward, and inward to form a rounded lip. The cylindrical neck broadens slightly toward the base, lacking a distinct body or shoulder articulation. The base is flattened with a shallow central depression and a circular scar approximately 1.0 cm in diameter, indicating where the vessel was detached from the pontil.

Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 130, no. 174.Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).