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Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring

Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Syria
DateProbably fourth century
DimensionsH: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/8 in. (8.0 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, handles and foot hot-tooled on.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.925
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. A few small bubbles. Blowing spirals. Transparent brownish yellow (not in rock color chart). Translucent dark yellowish green handles and coils (near 10 G 4/4). Free-blown. Wad from pontil mark too small to be measured. Added coil. Excess glass at tips of handles folded upward and back against top of handles. Rim folded outward, upward, and inward. Deeply concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Gently sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at midpoint. Base not flattened. Base coil. Two angular coil handles applied to shoulder and attached to edge of rim. Rim coil. CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class II C 1 c.
Image Not Available for Inverted Conical Jar with Two Handles on Base Ring
Inverted Conical Jar with Two Handles on Base Ring
Probably fourth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Late fourth to late fifth century
Image Not Available for Spherical Jar with Two Handles
Spherical Jar with Two Handles
Probably fourth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Inverted Conical Jar with Two Handles
Inverted Conical Jar with Two Handles
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Image Not Available for Spherical Jar with Two Handles
Spherical Jar with Two Handles
Fourth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Image Not Available for Double-Decked Jar with Three Handles
Double-Decked Jar with Three Handles
Probably fourth century
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Possibly late 19th or early 20th century
Image Not Available for Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century

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