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Translucent pale blue.
Rounded and slightly thickened rim; funnel-shaped mouth; short neck, expanding downwards; squat, globular body; pushed-in bottom with pontil mark.
Body decorated in relief with ten ribs that spiral down from left to right, fading towards bottom.
Intact; some bubbles; dulling, pitting, iridescence, limy encrustation, and weathering.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown in a dip mold
Dimensions: H.: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.1369
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