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Everted, rounded rim; tall, cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards, with deep horizontal indent around base; broad, disk-like body, with upper side convex and conical, then almost horizontal with rounded edge; deep central kick in bottom.
Complete, but crack in body and bottom; few bubbles; dulling, some soil encrustation, and iridescent weathering.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle (candlestick unguentarium)
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1363
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