Glass jar
Uncertain color.
Thickened, slanting rim, folded out, round, and in; broad, cylindrical neck; narrow, sloping shoulder; bulbous body; deep concave bottom.
Faint vertical ribbing on neck and top of shoulder.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, some brilliant iridescence, and patches of thick black enamel weathering with traces of soil encrustation.
Thickened, slanting rim, folded out, round, and in; broad, cylindrical neck; narrow, sloping shoulder; bulbous body; deep concave bottom.
Faint vertical ribbing on neck and top of shoulder.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, some brilliant iridescence, and patches of thick black enamel weathering with traces of soil encrustation.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jar
- Period: Early Byzantine
- Date: 5th–6th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown in a dip mold
- Dimensions: H.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Elias Kempner, 1934
- Object Number: 34.132.14
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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