Bulbous Jar with Two Handles

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Bulbous Jar with Two Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Syria

DateProbably 4th century

DimensionsH: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

MediumGlass; formed on a core or metal rod, applied handles and base.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.2057

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DescriptionTranslucent purplish-blue appearing opaque. Similarly colored handles. Rod-tooled and indented to create ribs. Excess glass at tips of handles melted into surface. Very thick glass with numerous spherical bubbles, many burst at surface. Thick, slightly lobed rim rounded in flame. Crimped neck. Horizontal shoulder. Bulbous bottle with greatest diameter at shoulder. Small non-functional disk-shaped base. Vessel cannot stand. Two curved coil handles applied to shoulder, attached to side of rim and pinched to form irregular projections. On body from just above base to rim, eight thick ribs curving from bottom right to top left, continuing into rim where they form lobes. CLASSIFICATION: Rod-tooled I B 1 b.