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Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles
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Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Phoenicia, Palestine, or Syria
DateProbably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
DimensionsH: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, handles hot-tooled on.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.934
Not on View
DescriptionThis red glass jar has a rounded body, a deeply concave neck, and a sloping shoulder. Its rim is rounded and has a narrow raised band below it. Three handles, made from greenish glass, are attached to the body and rise to the rim. The base is flat with a central dip. The glass contains bubbles and small particles from the manufacturing process.
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 Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Probably 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 Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles and Basket Handle
Fifth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Late fourth to late fifth century
Image Not Available for Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth 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 Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle
Probably late fourth to late fifth 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
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

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