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Translucent streaky purple.
Thick rim, folded out, round, and in, with beveled inner edge flattened into side of broad funnel-shaped mouth; narrow concave neck; squat globular body; pushed-in bottom. Small indent in side of body.
Intact, but one internal strain crack in side near indent; many pinprick, some small elongated, and a few larger bubbles; some dulling, iridescent weathering, and small patches of encrustation.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.97
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