Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Bulbous Jar with Three Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine or Syria

DateLate 4th to late 5th century

DimensionsH: 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm); Rim Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Body Diam: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled, handles hot-tooled on.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.938

Not on View

DescriptionThis pale yellow glass jar has a rounded body and three greenish handles. The rim is collar-shaped with a notch cut just below it. The neck is deeply concave, leading into a sharply sloped shoulder and an elongated bulbous body. The base is concave. Each handle loops from the shoulder to the rim, folding back slightly at the top.

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