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Translucent pale yellow green
Tall conical base with tubular lower edge; traces of pontil scar around center of bottom.
Complete, but broken off fragment of large footed vessel; pinprick and some large bubbles; pitting and iridescence.
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Title: Glass base
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
H.: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Diam.: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.300
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