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Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
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Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Phoenicia, Palestine, or Syria
DateProbably mid-fourth to mid-fifth 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
DescriptionMedium thick glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Blowing spirals. Transparent manganese colored streaky grayish red (10 R 4/2). Translucent similarly colored handles. Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.3 cm in diameter, over reamer mark. Excess glass at tips of handles clipped off. Rim rounded in flame above collapsed projecting roll. Deeply concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at midpoint. Concave base with slight kick. Three angular coil handles applied to shoulder and attached to side of rim where they protrude slightly inward. CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class I D 11 a.
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 Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Inverted Conical Jar with Two Handles
Inverted Conical Jar with Two 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
Probably late fourth to late 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 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
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 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
Possibly late 19th or early 20th 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 Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles, on Foot
Inverted Conical Jar with Multiple Handles, on Foot
Probably fifth century

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