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jar

Object NameSmall Jar

Made FromGlass

Date700-999

Place MadeWestern Asia; probably Iran

Techniqueblown (perhaps in mold), relief-cut

SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm; Rim Diam: 3.7 cm

Accession Number79.1.268

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless or almost colorless, with green tinge. Blown, perhaps in mold; relief-cut. Jar with cylindrical mouth and four-sided wall and base. Rim plain, with flat top and narrow external bevel; wall vertical; base flat; pontil mark (W. 1.1 cm). Wall cut to form four adjoining squarish facets; each facet contains one oval boss (H. 2.7 cm, W. 2.1cm), which is slightly concave and has circular knob at center.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979