Glass jar 4th–5th century Roman, Syrian Colorless; trails and base in translucent cobalt rim, folded over and in, pressed flat on upper surface and with beveled outer edge; broad horizontal mouth; funnel-shaped neck; broad sloping shoulder; bulbous body, tapering downwards; solid base pad, applied as a coil and flattened underneath, with pontil fine trail wound round in a spiral on underside of mouth; a thick trail wound round from left to right in zigzag between outer edge of shoulder and rim, forming openwork collar, with overlap extending for a single upward secti
Glass jar 4th–5th century Roman, Syrian Colorless; trails and base in translucent cobalt rim, folded over and in, pressed flat on upper surface and with beveled outer edge; broad horizontal mouth; funnel-shaped neck; broad sloping shoulder; bulbous body, tapering downwards; solid base pad, applied as a coil and flattened underneath, with pontil fine trail wound round in a spiral on underside of mouth; a thick trail wound round from left to right in zigzag between outer edge of shoulder and rim, forming openwork collar, with overlap extending for a single upward section; another thick trail wound around lower body as a continuous, irregular , but internal cracks running around body; pinprick and larger bubbles; pitting, dulling, iridescence, and enamel-like brownish Glass jar 245781
Size: 4000px × 4000px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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