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Translucent pale and streaky purple.
Rim folded out, round and in, flattened on top, forming fine outer lip; cylindrical neck; squat globular body; slightly concave bottom.
On upper body, one horizontal wheel-cut groove.
Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting and weathering, iridescence, and small patches of thick weathering on rim and neck.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown and cut
Dimensions: H.: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.162
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