Bulbous Jug-Bottle with Five Handles
Bulbous Jug-Bottle with Five Handles
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Northern Palestine or Syria
DateProbably late fifth to early sixth century
DimensionsH: 4 5/16 in. (11.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1050
Not on View
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Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 100, no. 354. (A close parallel dated "Late 4th-early 5th century A.D.")- Glass
3rd-4th century CE
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Probably fifth to sixth century
Mid-fourth to fifth century
Probably late Roman or Byzantine period
4th-5th century CE
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