Bulbous Jar
Bulbous Jar
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date3rd-4th century
DimensionsH: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.807
Not on View
DescriptionFree-blown. No pontil mark. Tooled. Transparent decolored glass. Thin glass. Blowing spirals. Rim rounded in flame. Tall concave neck with interrupted curve; curved junction at shoulder. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Flattened base with slight depression in center. On body, seven small, irregularly-shaped, shallow, circular indentations with tool mark in center of each.
Transparent decolored glass. Thin glass. Blowing spirals.
Fourth century
Fourth century
3rd century CE
3rd-4th century
3rd-4th century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Late fourth to early fifth century
Fourth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
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