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Spherical Jar with Three Handles

Spherical Jar with Three Handles

Artist Unidentified
Period Roman Empire (Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)
Period Byzantine Empire (Byzantine, 395 CE-1453 CE)
Place of OriginPhoenicia, Palestine, or Syria
Dateprobably mid 4th-mid 5th century CE
DimensionsGlass Dimensions: 4 3/16 × 3 3/16 × 4 1/16 in. (10.6 × 8.1 × 10.3 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1908.58
Not on View
DescriptionThis jar (Jar Class I D 1 a) is made of translucent to transparent dark yellowish orange glass (near 10 YR 4/6, but darker), with similarly colored handles. The glass is of medium-thin thickness and blowing spirals are visible on the surface. The exact fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. It was free-blown and tooled, with a pontil mark approximately 1.3 cm wide, located over a reamer mark. The rim is folded outward, upward, and downward. The deeply concave neck transitions to a sloping shoulder. The body is spherical with its widest point at the middle, and the base is concave with a central kick. Three angular coil handles are applied from the shoulder to the edge of the rim; the excess glass at the tips is folded back against the handle tops.
Image Not Available for Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles on Three Feet
Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles on Three Feet
Probably fourth century
Bulbous Jar with Six Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Six Handles and Basket Handle
5th century
Image Not Available for Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Late fourth to late fifth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles, on Three Feet
Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles, on Three Feet
Probably fourth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Late fourth to late fifth century
Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles, on Foot
Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles, on Foot
Probably fifth century
Image Not Available for Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles, on Foot
Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles, on Foot
Probably fifth century
Image Not Available for Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles and Basket Handle, on Foot
Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles and Basket Handle, on Foot
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century

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