Near-Spherical Jar on Foot
Near-Spherical Jar on Foot
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE ?
DimensionsH: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1236
Not on View
DescriptionThis jar is made of transparent natural pale green glass (near 10 G 6/2). The rim is hollow and folded outward over the shoulder of the vessel, with visible tool marks at the outer edge of the fold and a ridge at the interior edge where an air pocket was trapped. The body is spherical with a pushed-in base that forms a hollow base ring and hollow stem. The glass fabric is medium thin with pinprick bubbles and visible blowing spirals. A pontil mark about 1.5 cm wide is present.
Late 4th-5th century CE
Sixth to early seventh century
Sixth to early seventh century
Late fourth to late fifth century
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
4th-5th century CE
Probably fifth century
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