Glass beaker

Roman

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Translucent pale blue green.
Flaring rim, with uneven, cracked-off edge; bell-shaped body with side expanding downwards and then slants inwards; low, solid ring base; small, uneven bottom, with pontil scar and kick on interior.
Faint wheel-abraded horizontal lines in bands down body.
Intact, except for chip on underside of rim; many pinprick bubbles and a few black impurities in rim; slight dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, thick creamy yellow weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Glass beaker, Glass, Roman

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