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Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; handle in same color.
Ovoid body, tapering downwards; disk-shaped pad base; handle attached to body.
Body, base, and bottom of handle complete, but rest missing and restored with fill; slight iridescent weathering.
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Title: Glass pendant in the form of a jug
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th–early 5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; rod-formed
Dimensions: Other: 1 x 11/16 x 7/16 in. (2.6 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.471
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