Jar
Jar
Place of OriginSyria or Persia
Date8th-10th century
DimensionsH: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
MediumBlown and tooled glass, with impressed decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2019
Not on View
DescriptionColorless with yellowish tinge; uneven flared rim; constricted neck; inverted ovoid body; shoulder with relief decoration; light medallions, each composed of two concentric circles with dot in center.
8th-10th century
10th century
8th-9th century
8th-9th century
about 9th century
about 9th century
8th-10th century
Probably fifth century
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
7th-9th century
about 12th century
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