Glass jug

Roman

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Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Rim folded out, down, round, and in, with beveled upper edge; tall, slender cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards, with tooling indent around the base; conical body with curving side; almost flat bottom; three-ribbed strap handle with three claws extending downwards applied to top of body, drawn up and slightly outwards, turned in horizontally, and trailed onto top of neck and underside of rim.
Complete, but with a large crack around body and another across handle; some bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, large patches of soil encrusted weathering and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Glass jug, Glass, Roman

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