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Translucent blue green.
Everted tubular rim, folded over and in; funnel-shaped mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; broad but squat body with maximum diameter above mid-point; concave bottom.
Broken and repaired on one side of rim and mouth; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
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Title: Glass bottle
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th–5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession Number: 14.40.805
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