Cylindrical Ribbed Jar
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureRoman
Date4th century CE
Mediumglass, pale yellow iridescence
Dimensions4 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 13/16 in. (12.4 x 4 x 4.6 cm)
Classificationsglassware
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Herbert Bodman
Object number75.3.11
DescriptionGlass flask with cylindrical body that tapers towards a flat bottom. Vertical fluting, with twenty-five ribs, enhances the body from bottom to shoulder. The broad neck has an S-curve and an open projecting roll below the plain ground rim. The upper edge of body and rim are somewhat irregular. Trace of pontil mark on bottom.On View
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