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Translucent streaky purple.
Long rod as handle with square cross section in middle and spirally twisted at both ends, tapering to a point at one end.
Broken at one end; slight weathering.
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Title: Glass rod
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st century CE or later
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; drawn and twisted
Dimensions: Other: 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.350
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