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Translucent blue green.
Broad flaring rim, folded out, up, round, and in, and pressed into side of mouth; short concave neck; squat body with side expanding downward, then sloping in to form thick pad base with concave bottom.
Intact; a few bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, thick enamel-like weathering and iridescence on interior.
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Title: Glass miniature jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
Accession Number: 15.43.250
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