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Translucent cobalt blue.
Almost vertical rounded rim; shallow, sloping shoulder with concave curve at base; folded horizontal flange; cylindrical body with slightly convex sides tapering downwards; another folded horizontal flange, forming base ring; convex bottom, pushed in at center, with large circular pontil mark.
Intact; some bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and iridescence.
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Title: Glass inkwell
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
Dimensions:
H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Diam.: 2 7/16 in. (6.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1334
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