Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Palestine
DateFourth century
DimensionsH: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.813
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass. Numerous small horizontally elongated bubbles in rim.
Transparent natural green tint. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Rim rounded and thickened in flame with tool mark on interior. Short funnel neck. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at midpoint. Concave base.
CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class IA4a.
COLLECTIONS Thomas E. H. Curtis, Plainfield, New Jersey, no. B 368
REMARKS See acc. 23.0817
Probably fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably First Half of Third Century
First half of the first century CE
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Fourth century
Fourth century
Early first century CE
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