Glass indented jar
Translucent pale blue green; base ring in same color.
Slightly outsplayed, uneven, knocked-off rim; tall and broad cylindrical neck, with hollow folded flange at base; sloping shoulder; bulbous body with side tapering downwards; circular, applied base ring; almost flat bottom.
On body, nine elongated, vertical indents.
Intact; many pinprick and a few larger bubbles, and blowing striations; iridescence and small patches of soil encrustation and weathering on exterior; thick soil deposits on interior, covering brilliant iridescent weathering.
With nine indents on body.
Slightly outsplayed, uneven, knocked-off rim; tall and broad cylindrical neck, with hollow folded flange at base; sloping shoulder; bulbous body with side tapering downwards; circular, applied base ring; almost flat bottom.
On body, nine elongated, vertical indents.
Intact; many pinprick and a few larger bubbles, and blowing striations; iridescence and small patches of soil encrustation and weathering on exterior; thick soil deposits on interior, covering brilliant iridescent weathering.
With nine indents on body.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass indented jar
- Period: Mid to Late Imperial
- Date: 2nd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
- Dimensions: H.: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.205
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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