Glass jar

Unknown

ca. 4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Small jar. Colorless with blue green tinge. Rounded, slightly thickened rim; broad outsplayed mouth; short, concave neck; narrow, pushed-in shoulder; bulbous body; concave bottom, surrounded by traces of large pontil scar. Intact; many pinprick bubbles; dulling and slight pitting on exterior, with some soil encrustation around neck and underside of mouth, patches of soil encrustation, brownish weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881