Glass jar
Translucent blue green.
Rounded, flaring, tubular rim, folded out and down, forming collar around neck; broad globular body; bottom pushed in to form hollow foot ring.
On body, twenty-two projecting roughly vertical ribs of differing lengths and shapes (some almost straight, others sinuous).
Intact, except for one chip in rim and another chip on one of ribs; some bubbles and many surface scratches; slight dulling and pitting on exterior, thick yellow brown weathering and brilliant iridescence covering most of interior.
Ribbed jar.
Rounded, flaring, tubular rim, folded out and down, forming collar around neck; broad globular body; bottom pushed in to form hollow foot ring.
On body, twenty-two projecting roughly vertical ribs of differing lengths and shapes (some almost straight, others sinuous).
Intact, except for one chip in rim and another chip on one of ribs; some bubbles and many surface scratches; slight dulling and pitting on exterior, thick yellow brown weathering and brilliant iridescence covering most of interior.
Ribbed jar.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jar
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 2nd half of 1st–mid-2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
- Dimensions: H.: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.15
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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