Glass square bottle

Roman

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Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Thick rim folded out, round and in, flattened on upper surface, with inner lip around mouth; cylindrical neck; pushed-in shoulder with rounded edges and corners; square body with vertical side comprising four flat panels but with slight hollow towards base; concave bottom; three-ribbed strap handle applied to edge of shoulder, drawn up and outwards, then turned in and down, and trailed on to neck.
Intact (hole in handle formed during manufacture); pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, brilliant iridescence, and some patches of thick creamy weathering on exterior, soil encrustation on one side of interior.

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