Bulbous Jar

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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine

Date4th century

DimensionsH: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Body Diam: 2 in. (5.2 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.811

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DescriptionThis small bulbous jar (Jar Class IA5a) is made from medium thin glass. Pinprick and small bubbles are visible throughout, along with blowing spirals. The glass is transparent with a natural grayish yellow-green tint (5 GY 7/2), though the exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. The vessel was free-blown and tooled, and it retains a pontil mark approximately 0.7 cm wide. The rim is folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. The short funnel neck transitions smoothly into a strongly sloped shoulder. The bulbous body reaches its greatest diameter at the midpoint and sits on a concave base. The surface is decorated with eight shallow, irregularly sized circular indentations, each showing a tool mark at its center.