Glass square bottle

Roman

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Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Everted, horizontal rim, folded over and in, flattened on top surface, and with rounded inner lip to mouth; slanting, cylindrical neck; slightly pushed-in shoulder, with sloping rounded corners; square body, with flat, vertical sides; flat bottom, but convex on interior; broad, reeded handle attached in a long pad to edge of shoulder on one side, drawn up vertically, folded down and in, and trailed on to top of neck under rim.
Mold mark on bottom comprising a large circle in relief, appearing as a wreath with tail extending towards one corner, enclosing two letters in relief: V L (in Latin) or A Γ (in Greek retrograde).
Complete but many internal cracks; a few pinprick and larger bubbles; some soil encrustation, dulling, and faint iridescence.

Glass square bottle, Glass, Roman

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