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Bulbous Jar
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Bulbous Jar

Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Syria
DateFourth century
DimensionsH: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); Diam: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Body Diam: 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1890
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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Small bubbles. Blowing spirals. Transparent manganese colored streaky grayish-red (5 R 4/2 to 5 R 6/2). Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.2 cm. Rim rounded in flame with irregular cutout below. Funnel neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at shoulder. Concave base. CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class IA6a.

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