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Translucent light purple.
Rim folded out, round, and in; cylindrical neck with slightly concave side, tooled in horizontally around base; circular, lentoid body, with broad rounded sides, tapering downwards; small, slightly concave bottom.
Two small indents, one on each flat side, near top of body.
Intact; severe pitting and weathering, and brilliant iridescence on exterior, encrustation and black weathering on interior.
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Title: Glass lentoid bottle
Period: Mid to Late Imperial
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
Dimensions: H.: 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
Object Number: 15.43.182
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