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Vertical rim folded out, round, and in, flattened into top of neck; uneven, cylindrical neck; pushed-in shoulder; squat bulbous body; deep kick in bottom, with small, jagged pontil mark at center.
Around middle of body, horizontal line of eight small pinched projections.
Intact; many bubbles; deep pitting, patches of thick black, enamel-like weathering, and brilliant iridescence.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 5th–6th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
Dimensions: H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Elias Kempner, 1934
Accession Number: 34.132.4
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