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Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles
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Squat Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Phoenicia, Palestine, or Syria
DateProbably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
DimensionsH: 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); Body Diam: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, handles hot-tooled on.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.937
Not on View
DescriptionThis yellowish glass jar has a short, rounded body and a deeply concave neck. Its rim is folded in several directions, giving it a thickened edge. Three handles rise straight from the shoulder and attach to both the side and top of the rim. The base is concave, and the glass shows small bubbles from its manufacture.
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
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, on Base Ring
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Probably fourth 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 Two Handles, on Base Ring
Bulbous Jar with Two Handles, on Base Ring
Probably mid-fourth to mid-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 Ovoid Jar with Basket Handle, on Base Ring
Ovoid Jar with Basket Handle, on Base Ring
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Image Not Available for Spherical Jar with Two Handles
Spherical Jar with Two Handles
Fourth century

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