Glass bottle shaped like a date

Roman

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Translucent yellowish brown.
Thick, everted rim folded round and in, then tooled into a triangular mouth with spout; almost no neck; elongated body; uneven round bottom. One continuous mold seam around body.
Body molded into the shape of a wrinckled date, with pattern of wavy ridges and hollows.
Broken and repaired (some weathered edges to breaks), with two large holes in upper body; dulling, patches of creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

Glass bottle shaped like a date, Glass, Roman

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