Bulbous Jar with One Handle
Bulbous Jar with One Handle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled, handle hot-tooled on.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.946
Not on View
DescriptionThis jar was shaped by blowing hot glass and shaping it with tools. Its rounded body and narrow neck are topped with a carefully folded rim. A single handle curves from the body to the rim, with an added decorative tail just above the base. The jar's pale green glass contains tiny bubbles from the blowing process.
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably 4th century
Probably 4th century
Second to third quarter of 4th century CE
4th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
mid-4th to mid-5th century
mid-4th to mid-5th century
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