Glass aryballos (oil bottle)
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Small oil bottle.
Translucent blue-green; handles in same color.
Broad, tubular rim folded out, over, and in, with flattened upper surface; short, concave neck; globular body; thick, round bottom with deep, jagged pontil scar; two handles applied to top of body, each drawn up neck, and folded out over underside of rim and then down over itself, forming open loop, and ending in a final upward trail.
Intact; pinprick and some larger bubbles; slight weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and some iridescent weathering on interior.
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