Thimble Jar
Date: 2nd-4th century
Dimensions:
Glass Dimensions: 7/8 × 15/16 × 11/16 in. (2.2 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Roman Empire
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.140
DescriptionThin glass. Free-blown and tooled. A few pinprick bubbles. Very light greenish blue; horizontal, folded rim; body widens toward base.
Circular scar on underside of base, ca. 1.0 cm.
Hollow rim, horizontally outsplayed and folded outward, upward, and inward. Cylindrical neck broadening toward base of vessel. No distinct body. Base flattened with slight depression in center.
Circular scar on underside of base, ca. 1.0 cm.
Hollow rim, horizontally outsplayed and folded outward, upward, and inward. Cylindrical neck broadening toward base of vessel. No distinct body. Base flattened with slight depression in center.
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