Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Spherical Jar with Three Handles
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Phoenicia, Palestine, or Syria
DateProbably mid-4th to mid-5th century
DimensionsH: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
MediumGlass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1176
Not on View
DescriptionThis small orange jar from the 4th or 5th century CE has a round body and three handles that curve from the shoulder to the rim. The neck dips inward and flares into a folded rim. The base is slightly sunken with a central kick, and extra glass was folded back at the ends of the handles during shaping.
4th century CE
Late 4th to late 5th century
Probably 4th century
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
2nd-3rd century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
3rd - 5th century CE
1st century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
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