Glass squat jar (Harden Class VIII, b, 1). Height 10.3 cm, rim diam 5.2 cm. Glass light golden brown with fine air bubbles. Splayed rim, inward folded: swelling body with pushed-in omphalos base, with pontil mark. Decorated with narrow and shallow fluting from base to rim. Glass very thin, and whole vessel elegant and well-made. Rim shows only slight trace of wear.
History
Grave ID
Barfrestone Grave 34
Object ID
M6594a
Catalogue Number
M 6594 A
Material
glass (Sonia Hakes Material Notes; glass) (Antiquarian Material; glass)