Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)

Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)

Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Rim Diam: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, with applied handles

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.566

Not on View

DescriptionThis glass jar was shaped by free-blowing, with two small handles added by hand. The rim is folded in several directions, and the base has a central dip. Air bubbles in the glass show how it was formed. The handles, either the same color as the body or white, are thin at the tips and folded back.

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