Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle

Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle

Bulbous Jar with Two Handles and Basket Handle

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine or Syria

DateProbably late 4th to late 5th century

DimensionsH: 7 7/8 in. (19.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); Body Diam: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)

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

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.940

Not on View

DescriptionThis pale green glass jar has a rounded body and three handles: two at the sides and one arching over the top like a basket handle. The neck flares outward above a sloped shoulder. The rim is folded in multiple directions, and one side handle curves up and over the rim. The base is concave.

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