Bulbous Jar

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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean

Date4th century

DimensionsH: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Diam (rim): 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Diam (body): 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm)

MediumFree-blown and tooled glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1248

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DescriptionThis jar is made of free-blown and tooled glass. The glass is translucent to transparent with a manganese-colored very dark red tone (5 R 2/6). The pontil mark cannot be distinguished because of weathering. The rim is folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. It has a funnel neck with a curved transition to the shoulder. The horizontal shoulder is partly concave, and the bulbous body reaches its greatest diameter above the midpoint. The base is flattened with a slight depression in the center. This vessel is classified as Jar Class IA.