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Bulbous Jar without Handles

Place of OriginAncient Rome, possibly Syria
DatePossibly fourth century
DimensionsH: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); Body Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
MediumGlass; formed on a core or metal rod.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2060
Not on View
DescriptionAppearing glossy opaque black (color cannot be determined because of thickness of glass). Rod-tooled and twisted. Pontil scar ca. 2.0 cm. Lobed rim rounded in flame. Jacked neck. Sloping shoulder. Crooked squat bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Base flat with depression in center. On body from above base to rim, eight strongly curved, twisted ribs from bottom right to top left, continuing onto rim in same direction, where they form lobes. Very thick bubbly glass; many bubbles burst at surface, some elongated diagonally in direction of ribs.

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