Glass square bottle

Roman

Not on view

Translucent blue green, with same color handle.
Broad, thick rim folded out, down, over, and in, and smoothed into top of mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; sloping shoulder with rounded, sloping corners; flat, vertical sides; thick, concave bottom with large pontil scar; broad strap handle, with combed decoration on outer surface, attached to shoulder and top of body in a long, thick pad, drawn up vertically, turned in an acute angle and trailed onto neck, with trail extending to underside of rim.
Molded decoration on bottom comprising indistinct letters at corners and a single circle in relief. One of the letters reads as M or W.
Intact, but crack in top of handle and parts missing (with weathered edges) on either side; some pinprick and larger bubbles, blowing striations; dulling, iridescence, and some whitish weathering.

Glass square bottle, Glass, Roman

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