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Translucent pale yellow, streaked with purple.
Rounded, slightly everted rim; below, hollow folded flange; funnel-shaped neck; sloping shoulder with rounded edge; straight side, tapering downwards; thick bottom with kick and central pontil scar.
Intact; pinprick and larger bubbles; severe pitting and weathering, dulling, and brilliant iridescence on exterior, patches of black weathering on interior.
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Title: Glass jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th–5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
Object Number: 15.43.174
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