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Translucent deep blue green.
Thick, uneven rim, folded over and in, and pressed into side of broad, flaring mouth; cylindrical body with side curving outwards to thick, pushed-in bottom, with trace of pontil mark.
Complete, but large crack running from rim around body; many pinprick and some larger bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, some soil encrustation and dark creamy brown weathering on interior.
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Title: Glass miniature jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
H.: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Diam.: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.107
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