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Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)
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Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, with applied handles
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.568
Not on View
DescriptionThis dark blue glass jar has a flaring rim and a rounded body. The neck is tall and slightly concave, and the two handles stretch from the shoulder to the rim. The base is flat with a small dip in the center. The neck contains visible air bubbles formed during the blowing process. The handles are a lighter blue and were shaped separately, with their tips pulled thin and folded back.
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 55, no. 128. (A close parallel dated "About late 1st - early 2nd century A.D.)
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