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jar

Object NameJar with Two Handles

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 50-75

Place MadeItaly

TechniqueBlown, blobbed, marvered, applied, tooled

SizeOverall H: 11.7 cm, Diam (max): 5.7 cm

Accession Number59.1.88

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass of the Caesars

The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from The Corning Museum of Glass

Glass from the Ancient World

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

Masterpieces of Glass from The Corning Museum of Glass

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

On ViewAncient Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This jar was decorated by gathering molten glass on a blowpipe and rolling it in chips of colored glass before the process of blowing was completed.

Physical DescriptionTransparent blue glass; blown, blobbed, marvered. Pyriform body; rim folded down, over and in; neck splays and merges imperceptibly with body; hollow concave base; two applied handles with crimped extensions at bottom. Body and handles decorated with opaque white, yellow and red blobs, marvered in, and in many cases disfigured by bubbles which have burst.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27