Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome
DateSecond century CE
DimensionsH: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.891
Not on View
DescriptionThis jar is made of medium-thin glass in a translucent to transparent moderate green hue (near 5 BG 4/6). Medium-sized bubbles have burst at the surface, and blowing spirals are visible in the fabric. There is no pontil mark.
The rim is rounded and thickened in the flame, with a tool mark visible on both the interior and exterior. The neck is funnel-shaped with a curved transition to a strongly sloped shoulder. The bulbous body reaches its greatest diameter at the base, which is concave.
Fourth century
Possibly fourth century
Fourth century
Second to third quarter of fourth century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Possibly late 19th or early 20th century
Fourth century
Probably fourth century
Fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
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