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Tubular (?) rim, folded out, over, and in, and pressed into side of broad mouth, with outward bulge immediately below on one side; funnel-shaped neck, curving out at base and joining broad, bulbous body, tapering downward; central kick in bottom and pontil scar.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, iridescent weathering, and patches of creamy weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and weathering on interior.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: ca. 3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Elias Kempner, 1934
Accession Number: 34.132.34
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