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Not on view
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.
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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 Mrs. Elias Kempner, 1934
Accession Number: 34.132.24
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