Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Palestine
DateFourth century
DimensionsH: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1247
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent to translucent streaky manganese colored moderate red (5 R 5/4). Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. Pontil mark cannot be detected because of weathering.
Rounded rim, thickened in flame with tool mark on interior. Tall concave neck with interrupted curve; curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter above midpoint. Base flattened with slight depression in center.
CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class IA3a.
Fourth century
Fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Late 6th- early 7th centuries CE
Probably fourth century
Second to third quarter of fourth century CE
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