Jar
MS4939
From: Israel | Nazareth (Israel)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS4939 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Israel | Nazareth (Israel) |
Period | Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Glass |
Technique | Blown | Threading |
Description | Greenish blue glass jar with a few seed bubbles near base and larger bubbles near rim. Very little iridescence. Base concave with pontil marke. Body squat and bulbous. Trailing thread applied around middle of body. Shoulder decorated with three glass threads. Shoulder at 90 degree angle to meet short neck. Rim extends out from neck at 90 degree angle and then upward at another 90 degree angle. There is a curve in the upper extension of rim and the edge is rounded. From rim to body are connected two ribbon handles. Handles are trailing and attach to body over the threading decorations. |
Height | 11.2 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Depth | 12.1 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
Other Number | GL24 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 2641 - Other Number |
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