Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.795
Not on View
DescriptionNo pontil mark. Transparent to translucent manganese colored very dark red. Rim rounded in flame with narrow cutout below. Funnel neck with curved transition to shoulder. Gently sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter above midpoint. Small concave base. On body, two rows of shallow circular indentations, ten in upper row and eight in lower row, each with a tool mark in center.
Transparent to translucent manganese colored very dark red (near 5 R 2/6).
3rd-4th century
3rd-4th century CE
Fourth century
Possibly fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Fourth century
Fourth century
Probably third or fourth century
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