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Small jar.
Colorless with blue green tinge.
Rim folded down, round, and pressed into outer edge of broad, outsplayed mouth; very narrow concave neck; globular body; pushed-in bottom.
Large cracks, part of rim and neck missing with weathered breaks; pinprick bubbles; dulling, creamy white weathering, and iridescence covering most of surfaces.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
H.: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Diam.: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.6 x 4 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
Object Number: 81.10.122
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