Bulbous Jar

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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean

Date3rd-4th century

DimensionsH: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Diam: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.804

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DescriptionThis bulbous jar (Classification: AJ10) is made of medium thin, free-blown and tooled glass. It is translucent to transparent with a manganese-colored very dark red hue (5 R 2/6), which appears nearly black. The vessel shows visible blowing spirals. It has a collar rim that was rounded in the flame and finished with a cut-out below. The deeply concave neck transitions to a horizontal shoulder. The bulbous body has its greatest diameter at the midpoint. The base bears a pontil mark measuring approximately 1.1 cm. Ten irregularly spaced, shallow circular indentations of varying size are present on the body surface.