Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Phoenicia, Palestine, or Syria

DateProbably mid-4th to mid-5th century

DimensionsH: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Body 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

1923.935

Not on View

Description This red-toned glass jar has a rounded body, a deeply concave neck, and a sloping shoulder. The rim is rounded and rests above a collapsed ridge. Three handles were attached from the shoulder to the rim, curving slightly inward. The base is concave with a slight inward push at the center. The jar was shaped and detailed using blowing and tooling techniques.

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