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jar

Object NameJar
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 500-699
Place Madepossibly Syria
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, Diam (max): 4.1 cm
Accession Number2007.1.34
Credit LineGift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent purple. Blown; applied. Jar: oblate spheroid. Rim plain, with rounded lip; neck shaped like funnel and wider at top than at bottom; shoulder rounded, merging with wall which curves down, out and in; base consists of thin, disk-shaped pad; pontil mark faint (D. Decoration consists of single horizontal trail applied to edge of shoulder and four equidistant blobs applied to wall just below greatest diameter; each blob is roughly circular (W. 1.2-0.9 cm) and has been flattened to form disk.
Provenance
Source Wunsch Foundation Inc.
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