Glass flask

Roman, Syrian

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Translucent pale yellow green; trails in same color.
Rounded rim, partially folded out, over, and in; slender, funnel-shaped neck; body expanding downwards with convex side, then turned in; integral splayed foot ring; kick in bottom with pontil mark at center.
A single fine trail wound horizontally once around middle of neck; thirteen spiral ribs of unequal length and shape covering body from base of neck to fold above foot ring.
Cracked around lower body with one hole in side, most of trail around neck missing, with weathered broken end; many bubbles; dulling and faint iridescence on exterior, staining and brown weathering on interior.

Glass flask, Glass, Roman, Syrian

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