Glass indented jar
Colorless (?).
Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into side of broad, flaring mouth; short, broad neck; irregular sloping shoulder; squat, bulbous body, formed into a polygonal shape; deep kick in bottom, with trace of pontil mark at center.
The body has been tooled in, forming four irregular oval indents.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, brilliant iridescence, and patches of black enamel weathering.
Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into side of broad, flaring mouth; short, broad neck; irregular sloping shoulder; squat, bulbous body, formed into a polygonal shape; deep kick in bottom, with trace of pontil mark at center.
The body has been tooled in, forming four irregular oval indents.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, brilliant iridescence, and patches of black enamel weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass indented jar
- Period: Imperial
- Date: ca. 2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
- Dimensions: H.: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Elias Kempner, 1934
- Object Number: 34.132.24
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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