Bulbous Jar with Two Handles
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.
1st century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably 4th century
Probably 4th century
4th century CE
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
1st century CE
mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Late 4th to late 5th century
Possibly late 19th or early 20th century
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