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Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
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Bulbous Jar with Two Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably Syria
DateProbably 5th century
DimensionsH (with handles): 2 9/32 in. (5.8 cm); H (to rim): 2 1/32 in. (5.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 17/32 in. (4.9 cm); Base Diam: 1 13/32 in. (3.7 cm); Width (across handles): 2 19/32 in. (7.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled with applied handles
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.922
Not on View
DescriptionThis small jar was shaped using free-blowing and tooling techniques. It has a rounded body, a concave neck, and a rim folded in three directions. Two coil handles loop from the shoulder to the rim in a folded design. Bubbles and spiral marks from the blowing process remain visible in the glass.
Image Not Available for Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)
Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)
1st century CE
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Probably 4th century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Probably 4th century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
Image Not Available for Pointed Jar with Two Handles (Amphora)
Pointed Jar with Two Handles (Amphora)
4th century CE
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
mid-4th to mid-5th century
Image Not Available for Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)
Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriskos)
1st century CE
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Image Not Available for Jar with Base Ring, Two Handles and 'Splashed' Decoration
Jar with Base Ring, Two Handles and 'Splashed' Decoration
1st century CE
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Late 4th to late 5th century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century

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