Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles, on Three Feet

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Bulbous Jar with Multiple Handles, on Three Feet

Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably Palestine or Syria

DateProbably 4th century

DimensionsH: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Diam (body): 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, applied decoration

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1044

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DescriptionThis bulbous jar with multiple handles and three feet (Jar Class II D 2 e) is free-blown, tooled, and includes applied decoration. The vessel is made of medium thin translucent manganese-colored very dark red glass (5 R 2/6) with similarly colored handles and feet. Small bubbles and blowing spirals are present. The collar rim is rounded in flame with an open cutout. The jar has a concave neck and shoulder, and a bulbous body with its greatest diameter at the middle. The base is concave. Three added pinched feet bend outward at the toes. Six angular coil handles are applied to the shoulder and attached to the side of the rim, where they are folded outward, upward, and inward against the collar. The pontil mark is approximately 1.0 cm in diameter, over a reamer mark. Excess glass at the tips of the handles is folded upward and back against the tops of the handles.