Glass polygonal bottle

Roman

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Translucent pale blue green; handle in same color.
Rim folded out, down, round, in, and flattened on top, with flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downward; broad shoulder, curving downward; straight, fluted sides to body; slightly concave bottom; strap handle applied as a broad, thin pad on shoulder, drawn up vertical, turned in at sharp angle, and trailed on to neck and underside of rim.
Sides formed in mold into twelve concave vertical flutes.
Intact; few bubbles but many impurities in rim and handle; dulling and faint iridescent weathering; soli encrustation on bottom of interior.

Glass polygonal bottle, Glass, Roman

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