Bulbous Jar

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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

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DescriptionThis vessel is classified as a bulbous jar. It is made of transparent, decolored glass with visible blowing spirals. The jar was free-blown and tooled, and there is no pontil mark. The glass is thin. The rim is rounded in flame. The tall neck is concave with an interrupted curve and has a curved junction at the shoulder. The shoulder slopes gently. The bulbous body has its greatest diameter at the middle. The base is flattened with a slight depression in the center. Seven small, irregularly shaped, shallow circular indentations are present on the body, each with a visible tool mark in its center.