Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateMid-fourth to mid-fifth century
DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, and applied handles
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.918
Not on View
Description
This small jar is made of purple-streaked glass with two looped handles that connect the top of the body to the rim. It has a rounded shoulder, a short neck, and a gently kicked-in base. The glass shows swirling patterns from the blowing process and has small bubbles inside.
Published ReferencesLabino, Dominick, Visual Art in Glass, Dubuque, Iowa, 1968, p. 24, repr. fig. 12.
The Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Glass: A Guide to the Glass Collections, Toledo, Ohio, 1969, repr. 31
Probably fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably fifth century
Probably fourth century
Late fourth to late fifth century
1st century CE
1st century CE
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
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