Bulbous Jar

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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date3rd-4th century CE

DimensionsH: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Body Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)

MediumGlass; blown in a mold, removed, free-blown.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1898

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DescriptionTransparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Body blown into a one-part vertically grooved cylindrical mold and expanded. Neck and mouth free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 0.9 cm. Rim lightly ground. Flaring straight-walled neck. Nearly horizontal shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Concave base. On body, twenty-four indistinct expanded mold-blown ribs widen toward greatest diameter where bubble was expanded most. Medium thin glass; thinner in body. A few small spherical bubbles. Blowing spirals.