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Translucent pale green.
Thick vertical rim with everted lip, partially folded over and in; conical neck joining imperceptibly with broad piriform body; low solid foot ring; large central kick in bottom, with trace of pontil mark.
Intact; small patches of pitting and iridescence weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
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Title: Glass flask
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.121
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