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Translucent deep purple.
Everted, fire-rounded rim, with beveled outer lip; cylindrical neck, slightly tooled in around base; piriform body' flattened but uneven bottom, slightly concave at center.
Intact; a few bubbles and glassy inclusions; patchy iridescent weathering and limy encrustation.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Diam.: 1 5/8 x 13/16 in. (4.1 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5706
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