Glass flask

Roman

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Colorless with light green tinge.
Thick, outsplayed rim with beveled outer edge; concave, cylindrical neck; piriform body; applied outsplayed, hollow base ring; small, flat bottom.
Six horizontal bands of wheel-cut fine lines: narrow band on neck, then four broad bands extending down body to just below point of greatest diameter, and another narrow band on lower body.
Broken and repaired, with areas of fill and small holes; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.

Glass flask, Glass, Roman

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