Bulbous Jar

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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date3rd-4th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 7/8 in. (12.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Body Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1163

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DescriptionThis grayish yellow-green glass jar from the 3rd–4th century CE has a round body and narrow neck. A glass thread, matching the body in color, was coiled around the neck in seven loops starting above the shoulder. The neck flares at the base, and the body swells below a sharply sloped shoulder. The jar rests on a raised, indented foot with a tubular ring.