Glass jug

Roman

Not on view

Translucent pale streaky purple; handle in translucent pale green.
Thick tubular rim, folded round and in, and flattened into side of shallow funnel-shaped mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; narrow horizontal shoulder; squat globular body; kick in bottom with central pontil mark; strap handle applied in a large irregular pad on upper body, drawn up and outwards, then inwards and trailed onto rim with fold projecting outwards above.
Intact; some bubbles and blowing striations; dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior, encrustation and thick weathering on interior.

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