Glass indented jar

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale blue green; base ring in same color.
Slightly outsplayed, uneven, knocked-off rim; tall and broad cylindrical neck, with hollow folded flange at base; sloping shoulder; bulbous body with side tapering downwards; circular, applied base ring; almost flat bottom.
On body, nine elongated, vertical indents.
Intact; many pinprick and a few larger bubbles, and blowing striations; iridescence and small patches of soil encrustation and weathering on exterior; thick soil deposits on interior, covering brilliant iridescent weathering.

With nine indents on body.

Glass indented jar, Glass, Roman

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