Glass lentoid flask

Roman

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Translucent pale green, with same color handles, base, and trails.

Rounded, thickened rim; funnel-shaped mouth joining imperceptibly with tall, cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downward to globular lentoid body; applied small circular pad base made by coiling, with pontil scar on bottom; two rod handles applied at sides of lentoid body, drawn upward and curved inward, and attached at mid-point of neck over trail.

Single fine trail wound in a spiral around neck, ending on underside of mouth.

Intact, but lower part of trail missing; some pinprick bubbles in body, many elongated bubbles and some black impurities in handles; some dulling and small areas of pitting, iridescence and creamy brown weathering.

Glass lentoid flask, Glass, Roman

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