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Translucent blue green.
Tubular rim, folded out, over, and in; flaring shallow mouth; body with concave side, expanding downwards; thick uneven bottom with central kick and pontil scar to one side. Tooled indents below rim, forming almost a trefoil shape to mouth.
Intact; some bubbles; dulling, some iridescence, and creamy brown weathering on exterior, weathering and soil encrustation on interior.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.82
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