Glass fusiform bottle

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale green.
Slanting and uneven everted rim folded over and in; tall cylindrical neck joining with bulbous mid-section of body, then long concave side extending downward to thick, solid, rounded bottom.
Intact; pinprick and larger bubbles, some elongated, with black streaky impurities in rim and bottom; dulling, slight pitting, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.

Long slender vase with bulge in the middle.

Glass fusiform bottle, Glass, Roman

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