Glass jar
Translucent blue green, with trail in same color.
Plain, rounded rim, with bevelled inner lip; flaring neck; conical body, rounded at base; deep pushed-in bottom with pontil scar at center.
Single horizontal trail wound around top of body, then spiral up to end on neck; on lower body extending onto bottom, nine irregular short ribs.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and larger bubbles; patches of dulling, pitting, and faint iridescent weathering.
Plain, rounded rim, with bevelled inner lip; flaring neck; conical body, rounded at base; deep pushed-in bottom with pontil scar at center.
Single horizontal trail wound around top of body, then spiral up to end on neck; on lower body extending onto bottom, nine irregular short ribs.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and larger bubbles; patches of dulling, pitting, and faint iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jar
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: late 3rd to mid–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
Diam.: 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.244
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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