Three-Handled Jar
1917.02.0027
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Three-Handled Jar (1917.02.0027) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Early – Late Empire |
| Date | N/A |
| Culture | Roman |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 17.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 8.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 8.2 cm |
| Weight | 173 g |
| Measuring Remarks | N/A |
| Materials | Glass |
| Manufacturing Processes | Glassworking, Glassblowing |
Research Remarks
| Description | "This blue-green flask of "colorless" glass has a squat body with vertical sides, rounded shoulders, and a tall funnel-shaped neck. The rim is rounded. The vessel rests on a concave base, and has nine trailed handles, four sets of dark blue-green double loops symmetrically arranged around the neck, and a basket handle over the top. |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| Bibliography | Maguire, Eunice Dauterman, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers. Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
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| Reproduction | no |
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