Glass jug with trefoil rim

Roman

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Translucent pale blue-green; same color handle.

Trefoil rim, with rounded, thickened lip; short, conical neck; globular body; push-in bottom; rod handle applied on upper body in a thick pad with a single pinched projection, drawn out and round in an elegant curve, attached to back edge of rim with a flattened, disk-shaped thumb rest projecting up and outward above.

Broken on one side of rim, with one area missing at back, and cracked on body, with one small, impact hole; a few bubbles, and black inclusions in handle; dulling on exterior; some soil encrustation on inside of trefoil mouth, and patches of iridescence weathering on interior.

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