Glass cinerary urn with lid mid-1st–2nd century Roman Urn: Translucent pale blue , horizontal rim, with rounded tubular edge made by folding out, down, and in; short, concave neck; ovoid body; deep concave ; some bubbles, a few very large; dulling, limy encrustation, faint iridescence, and patchy brown weathering on exterior, slight dulling on : Translucent blue horizontal rim, with slight downward and inverted lip and beveled outer edge; horizontal side with concentric ridge near rim and broad concave band within on upper surface; hollo
Glass cinerary urn with lid mid-1st–2nd century Roman Urn: Translucent pale blue , horizontal rim, with rounded tubular edge made by folding out, down, and in; short, concave neck; ovoid body; deep concave ; some bubbles, a few very large; dulling, limy encrustation, faint iridescence, and patchy brown weathering on exterior, slight dulling on : Translucent blue horizontal rim, with slight downward and inverted lip and beveled outer edge; horizontal side with concentric ridge near rim and broad concave band within on upper surface; hollow stem, tapering upwards to slightly flattened circular knob; small, tooled indent on top and tiny hole in center of , except for small chip in rim; many bubbles, some very large; slight dulling, iridescence, and creamy brown lid is slightly smaller than the rim of the urn but sits evenly on inner edge of rim and addition to handled vessels, large plain jars were often used as cremation urns, which may explain why they are more commonly found in Italy and the western provinces than in the Greek Glass cinerary urn with lid. Roman. mid-1st–2nd century Glass; blown. Imperial. Glass
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