Glass aryballos (oil bottle)

Roman

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Small, thick-walled oil bottle.
Colorless with green tinge and purple streaks; same color handles.
Rim folded out, over, and in, forming small, central mouth; short, concave neck; squat, globular body; thick bottom with kick and large pontil scar; two handles applied in large pads to upper body, each drawn up side and neck, and folded out and down over itself.
Intact; dulling, slight pitting, and most of surfaces covered with iridescent weathering.

Glass aryballos (oil bottle), Glass, Roman

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