Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Syria
DateFourth century
DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1891
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Small bubbles. Blowing spirals.
Transparent manganese-colored streaky grayish-red (5 R 4/2 to 5 R 6/2).
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Rim rounded in flame with irregular open cutout below. Funnel neck with curved transition to shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at shoulder. Small flat base.
CLASSIFICATION: Jar Class IA6a
Fourth century
Fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Fourth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Late fourth to late fifth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably fourth century
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