Glass aryballos (oil bottle)

Roman

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Thick-walled oil bottle
Translucent yellow green; handles in same color.
Rim folded out, over, and in, and flattened on top; cylindrical neck, flaring out at base to join squat, globular body; rounded bottom; two handles applied to top of body in large pads, drawn up, folded in, and pressed on to top of neck and underside of rim.
Body intact, but one handle broken and repaired; one large chip missing from rim; chip with weathering breaks missing from lower pad of each handle; some bubbles and glassy inclusions; dulling, pitting, and iridescence, with some creamy weathering.

Glass aryballos (oil bottle), Glass, Roman

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