Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Syria or Palestine
DateProbably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
DimensionsH: 4 11/16 in. (11.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); Body Diam: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.814
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel (Jar Class IA9a) was made by free-blowing and tooling medium thin glass. It is transparent natural grayish green (near 10 GY 5/2), though its exact color cannot be determined due to weathering. Small bubbles and blowing spirals are visible in the glass. The rim is folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. The tall concave neck shows an interrupted curve with a smooth transition into the gently sloping shoulder. The squat bulbous body reaches its greatest diameter above the midpoint. The base is concave and no pontil mark is visible.
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COLLECTIONS Thomas E. H. Curtis, Plainfield, New Jersey, no. B 370
REMARKS Jars of Class IA9 have a folded rim and a tall concave neck. They differ from those of IA7 in that they lack a projecting roll below the rim.
A parallel was found at Beisan.
Probably fourth century
Fourth century
First half of the first century CE
Fourth century
Possibly fourth century
3rd-4th century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Fourth century
Fourth century
Possibly fourth century
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Fourth century
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