Glass jar with basket handle
Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Thick, outsplayed, tubular rim, folded over and in, and flattened into side of neck; funnel-shaped neck, curving out at base to join sloping shoulder; side of body tapers downwards; large, deep kick in bottom, with central pontil scar; thick, solid rod handle applied on shoulder at one side, drawn up and slightly outwards, tooled in with a fold onto top of neck and outer edge of rim, drawn up to form an arched basket handle, and then dropped down to form fold below rim and trailed off on upper body on opposite side.
Intact; some bubbles and blowing striation; dulling, creamy weathering, and iridescence.
Thick, outsplayed, tubular rim, folded over and in, and flattened into side of neck; funnel-shaped neck, curving out at base to join sloping shoulder; side of body tapers downwards; large, deep kick in bottom, with central pontil scar; thick, solid rod handle applied on shoulder at one side, drawn up and slightly outwards, tooled in with a fold onto top of neck and outer edge of rim, drawn up to form an arched basket handle, and then dropped down to form fold below rim and trailed off on upper body on opposite side.
Intact; some bubbles and blowing striation; dulling, creamy weathering, and iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jar with basket handle
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th century CE
- Culture: Roman, Syrian
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: H. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.246
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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