Jar with Two Handles
Jar with Two Handles
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.924
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent medium blue-green glass (5 BG 4/6). Opaque white handles and base coil.
No pontil mark.
Everted rim, rounded in flame. Short concave neck. Near horizontal shoulders. Bulbous body with greatest diameter just above middle. Coil base. Two coil handles from middle of body to shoulder.
Medium thin to thick glass. Numerous elongated horizontal bubbles near rim. Rest of fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
about 3rd-4th century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
4th-5th century
4th century CE
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Possibly late 19th or early 20th century
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Late fourth to late fifth century
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