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Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; loop and base in same color.
Squat globular body; flat pad base; thick circular suspension loop applied at top.
Tooled vertical ribs around body, and a diamond-shaped pattern on one side.
Intact, but chipped on pad base; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering.
Black opaque pendant with handle and fluted sides.
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Title: Glass pendant shaped like a jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; rod-formed and tooled
Dimensions: H.: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.431
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