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MS4974

From: Palestine | Lydda

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS4974
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Palestine | Lydda
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Technique Blown
Description

Pale purple glass with heavy iridescence. Base concave with pontil mark. Body bulbous with horizontal, shallow grooves incised. Tapers a little for a short neck. Neck flares out and then in again to form a toros profile. Rim vertical with rounded edge.

Height 12.2 cm
Outside Diameter 10.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913
Other Number GL24 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 1638 - Other Number

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