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Colorless with slight blue green tinge.
Plain, slightly uneven, vertical rim; cylindrical neck, flaring slightly at top; sloping shoulder with rounded outer edge; cylindrical body with vertical side; large, deep kick in bottom, with small pontil scar at center.
Intact; a few pinprick bubbles; slight dulling and pitting, and brilliant iridescent weathering on exterior, weathering and some soil encrustation on interior.
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Title: Glass cylindrical bottle
Date: 3rd century CE or later
Culture: Roman or Islamic
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.58
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