Spherical Jar with Two Handles

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Spherical Jar with Two Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine

Date4th century

DimensionsH: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)

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

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1035

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DescriptionThis spherical jar (Jar Class I C 2 a) is made of medium thin glass with a few small spherical bubbles and visible blowing spirals. The body is transparent natural pale green (5 G 7/2) with translucent grayish green handles and thread (5 G 5/2). The vessel is free-blown with a pontil mark about 1.2 cm in diameter and an added thread. Excess glass at the tips of the handles is clipped off. The collar rim is rounded in flame with an open cutout below. The neck is deeply concave with a curved transition to a horizontal shoulder. The body is spherical with a concave base. Two angular coil handles are applied to the shoulder, touched down to the side of the cutout, and attached to the edge of the rim. On the lower part of the body, two horizontal threads are joined at one point by a fine diagonal thread. Collar rim, rounded in flame with open cutout below. Deeply concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Horizontal shoulder. Spherical body. Concave base. Two angular coil handles applied to shoulder, touched down to side of cutout, and attached to edge of rim. On lower part of body, two horizontal threads joined at one point by a fine diagonal thread. CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class I C 2 a.