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Translucent pale green glass, with handle and base in same color.
Bulbous body; flat disk-shaped pad base; suspension loop attached at top.
Six deep vertical ribs on body, and six ribs across suspension hoop.
Intact, except for small weathered chip in base; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and slight weathering.
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Title: Glass pendant in the form of a jar
Period: Late Imperial
Date: ca. 4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; rod-formed and tooled
Dimensions:
Other: 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.443
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