Bulbous Jar

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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean

Date3rd-4th century

DimensionsH: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (3.7 cm); Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.819

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DescriptionThis bulbous jar was made by free-blowing and tooling thin glass. Blowing spirals are visible. The fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The glass is transparent and decolored with a slight yellowish gray tinge (5 Y 7/2). There is no pontil mark. The flaring rim is rounded and thickened in the flame. The short concave neck has a curved transition to the sloping shoulder. The bulbous body has its greatest diameter at the middle. The base is concave.