Glass jar with two handles
Translucent yellow green; handles in same color.
Outsplayed rim, with rounded lip and, below, hollow, overhanging fold; short, tapering neck; narrow shoulder with rounded edge; bulbous side, tapering downwards; broad bottom with kick and central pontil scar; two rod handles, dropped on to edge of shoulder in large pads, drawn up, folded in and down, and trailed on to overhang and rim, ending above lip.
Intact; few bubbles; dulling, patches of creamy weathering, and iridescence.
Outsplayed rim, with rounded lip and, below, hollow, overhanging fold; short, tapering neck; narrow shoulder with rounded edge; bulbous side, tapering downwards; broad bottom with kick and central pontil scar; two rod handles, dropped on to edge of shoulder in large pads, drawn up, folded in and down, and trailed on to overhang and rim, ending above lip.
Intact; few bubbles; dulling, patches of creamy weathering, and iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jar with two handles
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: H.: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1304
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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