Glass jar

Unknown

4th–5th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless; trails and base in translucent cobalt blue. Everted rim, folded over and in, pressed flat on upper surface and with beveled outer edge; broad horizontal mouth; funnel-shaped neck; broad sloping shoulder; bulbous body, tapering downwards; solid base pad, applied as a coil and flattened underneath, with pontil scar. One fine trail wound round in a spiral on underside of mouth; a thick trail wound round from left to right in zigzag between outer edge of shoulder and rim, forming openwork collar, with overlap extending for a single upward section; another thick trail wound around lower body as a continuous, irregular zigzag. Intact, but internal cracks running around body; pinprick and larger bubbles; pitting, dulling, iridescence, and enamel-like brownish weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Syrian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891