Squat Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Syria or Palestine
DateProbably fourth century
DimensionsH: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); Diam Rim: 2 9/16 in. (6.7 cm); Diam (body): 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, applied handles.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.917
Not on View
DescriptionThis short, rounded jar has two looped handles that connect the shoulder to the rim. The dark red glass is slightly see-through. Its wide body sits on a shallow base, and a raised band just below the rim may show where a decorative thread was once attached.
Late fourth to late fifth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
about 3rd-4th century CE
Probably fourth century
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Probably fourth century
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
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