Glass two-handled jar

Roman, Palestinian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale blue green; handles and trails in same color.
Rounded, everted rim; below, hollow folded flange; short concave neck; squat globular body; pushed-in bottom with interior kick and pontil ring at center; two rod handles applied in large pads over trail to upper body, drawn up and out, then folded down and in onto flange, drawn up again, and snipped off on top edge of rim.
One trail applied to body at greatest diameter to form zigzag pattern, extending two-thirds of way around body; a second trail applied to complete the zigzag, then drawn up over first trail and wound horizontally once around upper body.
Intact; pinprick and a few larger bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and iridescence.

Glass two-handled jar, Glass, Roman, Palestinian

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Glass two-handled jar, Glass, Roman, Palestinian
Glass two-handled jar, Glass, Roman, Palestinian

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