Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles

Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles

Squat Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Phoenicia, Palestine, or Syria

DateProbably mid-4th to mid-5th 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.

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