Glass lentoid bottle

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent blue green.
Everted rim, folded over and in, with flattened upper surface, forming slight constriction to mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards with tooled indents around base; disk-shaped, lentoid body with uneven flat sides and rounded edges; thick internal pad on bottom, with pontil scar.
Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescence on exterior, and patches of brown weathering and iridescence on interior.

Flask-shaped bottle with slender neck.

Glass lentoid bottle, Glass, Roman

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