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Object NameJar with Two Handles and Lid

Made FromGlass

Date1-199

Technique(a) blown, handles applied; (b) blown

SizeOverall H: 28.2 cm; Jar H: 23.7 cm, Diam (max): 20.4 cm

Accession Number54.1.5

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Contrasts: A Glass Primer

Place Made

Western Roman Empire

Physical DescriptionJar (a) and Lid (b). (a) Greenish blue transparent glass; blown; (b) pale greenish blue transparent glass; blown. (a) Jar is ovoid with two opposed handles. Rim outsplayed, neck short, tapering; wall straightens at bottom, hollow foot; no pontil mark. Handles are vertical, inverted U-shaped. (b) Cover is dome-shaped. Knop hollow, cylindrical, with flattened, disk-shaped top; rim is broad horizontal flange with rounded lip.
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