Tubular Kohl Jar with Two Handles
Tubular Kohl Jar with Two Handles
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateMid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Medium
Glass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.907
Not on View
DescriptionThis delicate jar was made from pale green glass and features two small curved handles and a fine spiral thread wrapped around its surface. The rim flares outward, and the narrow body widens just above the base. The base is hollow and ring-shaped, created by pushing in the bottom while the glass was still hot.
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, p. 107, no. 393. (A close parallel dated "About A.D. 350-450").
2nd-3rd century CE
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
3rd century CE
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
3rd century CE
Mid-5th to mid-6th century
1st-2nd century CE
3rd century CE (?)
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
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