Glass two-handled lentoid bottle

Roman

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Translucent pale purple; handles in pale green.

Rom folded out, over, and in, and smoothed into side of short, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, with tooled indent around base; lentoid, circular body, with pontil scar on bottom; two thick rod handles, applied in very large pads to neck, drawn up and outward, then turned in horizontally, and pressed onto top of rim.

Intact; some bubbles and blowing striations; slight pitting, weathering, and soil encrustation on exterior; thick weathering and soil encrustation on most of interior, appearing as brilliant iridescence through glass.

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