Miniature Jar
Miniature Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Body Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.703
Not on View
DescriptionThis small, blue object has a rounded, outward-folded rim, a short neck that curves inward, and a rounded body with an angled edge at the middle. Its surface shows small bubbles, and the bottom is flat with a slight dip in the center.
Possibly fourth century
3rd-4th century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
3rd-4th century CE
Fourth century
4th-5th century CE
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
1st-2nd century CE
2nd century CE
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