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Colorless (?).
Rim folded unevenly out, over, and in; cylindrical neck with indent in one side, expanding downward and tooled in around base; globular body; small, flat bottom.
Intact; many bubbles; pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Other: 2 3/16in. (5.6cm)
Diam. of rim: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.61
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