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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
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Blowing spirals. Translucent to transparent dark yellowish orange (near 10 YR 4/6, but darker). Similarly colored handles. Free-blown and tooled. Pontil mark ca. 1.3 cm in diameter, over reamer mark. Excess glass at tips of handles folded upward and back against top of handles. Rim folded outward, upward, and downward. Deeply concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Spherical body. Concave base with kick. Three angular coil handles applied to shoulder and attached to edge of rim. CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class I D 1 a.
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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
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 Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Late fourth to late fifth century
Image Not Available for Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Spherical 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 Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century

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