Cylindrical Jar
Cylindrical Jar
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); Body Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1990
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent natural green (exact color cannot be determined because of weathering).
Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.2 cm.
Hollow rim, folded outward across shoulder of vessel and partly down the side, then folded upward over first fold to middle of shoulder. Squat cylindrical body. Flat base with slight depression in center.
Thick glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd century CE
mid-4th to mid-5th century
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
4th century
4th century
2nd century CE
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