Pointed Jar with Two Handles
Pointed Jar with Two Handles
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine or Syria
DateProbably fourth century
DimensionsH: 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.933
Not on View
Description
This streaky red glass jar has olive-colored handles and a foil thread around the neck. The neck is short and funnels outward, while the shoulder is uneven; sloping steeply on one side and curving inward on the other. The body is elongated and widest below the shoulder, with narrow indentations running down its sides. The base is flat, and two handles form folded loops from the shoulder to the rim.
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
2nd-3rd century CE
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
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