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Hexagonal Jar with Basket Handle

Hexagonal Jar with Basket Handle

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably Syria
DateSixth to early seventh centuries
DimensionsH: 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm); W handle: 7 15/16 in. (20.1 cm); Diam (rim): 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm); Diam (body): 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W base: 2 1/4 in.(5.7 cm)
MediumMold blown; tooled; applied handle. Thin to medium thin glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1364
Not on View
Collections
  • Glass
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: the First through Sixth Centuries, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, Rome, Italy, 1995, cat. no. 179, pp. 260-261.
Hexagonal Jug
Hexagonal Jug
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Hexagonal Jug
Hexagonal Jug
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Jar with Multiple Handles
Hexagonal Jar with Multiple Handles
6th-early 7th century
Hexagonal Jug
Hexagonal Jug
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Image Not Available for Pentagonal Jug
Pentagonal Jug
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Hexagonal Jug
Hexagonal Jug
Probably sixth to early seventh centuries
Hexagonal Jug with Christian Symbols
Hexagonal Jug with Christian Symbols
Fifth to seventh centuries
Hexagonal Jug
Hexagonal Jug
Probably 6th century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably mid-first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably mid-first century
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series B
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series B
Probably mid- to second half of first century
Hexagonal Jug with Unassigned Symbols
Hexagonal Jug with Unassigned Symbols
Probably early 20th century (before 1913)

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