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Spherical Jar with Two Handles
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Spherical Jar with Two Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably Palestine
DateProbably 4th century
DimensionsH: 4 3/4 in. (12.0 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Body Diam: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled; handles hot-tooled on.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.920
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DescriptionThis rounded jar is made of pale green glass and has two blue-green handles. The deep neck and sloping shoulder lead into a spherical body with six deep indentations marked by long tool marks. Below them, a single thread of glass circles the body. The handles are unevenly placed.

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