Glass 'Mercury' bottle

Roman

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Translucent pale yellow green.
Broad, thick rim, folded out, down, round and in, and flattened on top surface with irregular inner lip around mouth; thick-walled cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; pushed-in horizontal shoulder; square, thick-walled body, tapering downwards, with irregular patterns of shallow grooves on sides (from mold ?); almost flat bottom.
In relief on bottom, standing lion, facing right, on ground line, surrounded by an indistinct pattern of wavy lines together with the inscription CEV HO DIA; above the lion's head, the letters CR are also visible.
Broken around top of neck, with rim now separate, and one section of neck reattached, but body complete; some pinprick and elongated bubbles, and black impurities in rim; dulling, pitting, and patches brilliant iridescence and creamy brown weathering.

Glass 'Mercury' bottle, Glass, Roman

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