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Translucent cobalt blue.
Rim folded out and over, with beveled edges; short, funnel-shaped neck, with deep tooled indent around base; squat, piriform body; small, slightly concave bottom.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; only faint weathering and pitting of exterior.
Round dark blue blown glass vase with short wide neck.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
1 11/16 × 1 3/16 in. (4.3 × 3 cm)
Diam. of rim: 5/8 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.179
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