Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Palestine or Syria
DateProbably fourth century
DimensionsH: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Rim Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Body Diam: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1246
Not on View
DescriptionThick, heavy glass. Numerous horizontal linear bubbles in rim. Blowing spirals.
Transparent to translucent dusky yellow (near 5 Y 6/4).
Body blown into a one-part ribbed and grooved cylindrical mold. No pontil mark.
Rim rounded in flame. Short concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Gently sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter above midpoint. Base flattened with depression in center.
On body from ridge below shoulder to above base, indistinct mold-blown pattern of expanded vertical fluting.
CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class IA4a.
Late fourth to early fifth century
Fourth century
Fourth century
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Fourth century
Probably fourth century
Second to third quarter of fourth century CE
Fourth century
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