Camel-Back Wine Bottle
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Thick glass bottles such as this example were used for transporting liquids across distances. The thickness of the body rendered them sturdy and virtually unbreakable. A unique feature of such bottles is that they were not intended to stand on a surface but were packed, perhaps in saddle bags, and carried on the back of an animal such as a camel, horse or a donkey.
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