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Translucent cobalt blue.
Rounded, slightly thickened rim; broad, flaring mouth; very short, concave neck; narrow, pushed-in shoulder; bulbous body; kick in bottom with central pontil scar.
Intact, but one small area of cracking in side; bubbles, blowing striations, and a few glassy inclusions; pitting, dulling, and iridescence, with some patches of limy brown weathering.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: ca. 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 3 3/8 x 3 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (8.6 x 8.4 x 7.9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
Accession Number: 81.10.117
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