Glass jug

Roman

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Translucent pale blue green; handle, foot ring, and trails in same color.
Rounded, vertical rim; funnel-shaped neck at top, then cylindrical, expanding slightly downwards; pushed-in horizontal shoulder; bulbous body; outsplayed coiled foot ring, applied as an irregular oval shape; kick in bottom, with thick pontil scar; three-ribbed strap handle, applied as a large pad with tooling indent across inside and short claws on outside, drawn up and slightly outwards, then turned in horizontally, folded up, down and onto top of neck over trails, with thumb rest projecting above rim.
Thick trail wound once around top of neck; a finer trail applied to neck and wound up in a spiral three times, ending under thick trail; another trail wound in a spiral around middle of neck over the other, forming a short cross pattern; a third finer trail wound once around outer edge of shoulder.
Intact, except for part of second finer trail; bubbles, a few glassy inclusions, and blowing striations; dulling, some pitting, small patches of weathering, and areas of brilliant iridescence.

Glass jug, Glass, Roman

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