Tubular Jar with Two Handles
Tubular Jar with Two Handles
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateProbably late Roman or Byzantine period
DimensionsH: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.740
Not on View
DescriptionThis pale green glass jar, probably from the late Roman or Byzantine period, has a slender tubular body decorated with pairs of vertical ribs forming a diamond pattern. Two loop handles are attached near the rim. The rim is folded in several directions, and the base is flat with a central depression. The jar was shaped by blowing and tooling, with added decoration.
Mid-third to mid-fourth centuries
1st century CE
Mid-third to mid-fourth centuries
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth centuries
Probably fifth century
Probably fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
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