Squat Cylindrical Jar
Squat Cylindrical Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.820
Not on View
DescriptionThis squat cylindrical jar was made by free-blowing and tooling thin glass. The fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The glass is transparent yellowish-gray (near 5 Y 7/2). Numerous horizontally elongated bubbles are visible in the rim. There is a pontil mark about 0.7 cm wide, over a reamer mark. The rim is rounded and thickened in the flame with a tool mark visible on the interior. The funnel neck has a curved transition to the sloping shoulder. The squat cylindrical body has slightly concave walls. The base is concave with a kick.
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 63, no. 172 (A close parallel dated "3rd -early 4th century A.D.").Late fourth to late fifth century
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Possibly fourth century
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
4th-5th century CE
Fourth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
3rd-4th century CE
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