Glass jar

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent cobalt blue.
Slightly flaring rim folded out and down, forming thick collar around neck and extending on one side onto upper body; bulbous body, tapering downwards; splayed foot ring, made by folding; concave bottom.
Intact; pinprick and large bubbles, with some small inclusions, and blowing striations; dulling, some pitting, iridescence, and patchy creamy brown weathering.
On side of body at the point of greatest diameter, a single large blob protruding from the surface on both the exterior and interior.

Blue glass.

Glass jar, Glass, Roman

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