Miniature Spherical Jar with Basket Handle
Miniature Spherical Jar with Basket Handle
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
DateFirst century
DimensionsH: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); Max Diam: 1 7/16 in. (4.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (3.7 cm)
MediumGlass; rim tooled. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.416
Not on View
DescriptionColor cannot be determined because of weathering.
Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto underside of base (MCT VIII).
Rim rounded and thickened in flame; tool mark on interior and constriction below. Spherical body. Flat base. Handle positioned above tips of branches midway between mold seams.
On either side of body, four branches with alternating leaves and berries, suspended from rim so that tips meet in center. At top, trefoil leaves (ivy) with bunches of three round berries; below, single pointed leaves (laurel) alternating with round fruit. Below each ivy branch, a thick fillet; between the tips of the laurel branches, a small ox skull (bucranium).
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 183-184, no. 114.
First half of the first century
Late 6th- early 7th centuries CE
Second half of the first century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
First half of the first century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Second half of the first century CE
First century
3rd-2nd century B.C.E.
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