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Colorless with purple tinge.
Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into side of broad, flaring mouth; short neck, expanding downwards; broad, rounded shoulder; convex curving side, tapering downwards; kick in bottom.
Complete, but one crack around bottom; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, brilliant iridescence, and weathering on exterior, soil encrustation on interior.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
Accession Number: 15.43.205
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