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A zigzag trail attached between the shoulder and the rim forms an openwork collar around the neck. Many jars produced in Syria or Palestine during the Late Roman period display trails in similar patterns. Vertical indentations on the body may have been functional, allowing the holder to keep a firm grip, but they also lend it a decorative effect that resonates with Moore’s silver designs.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th century CE
Culture: Roman, Syrian
Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
Dimensions:
Height: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
Diameter: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.1414
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