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Slanting, vertical, vertical rim with slight inner lip on one side; funnel-shaped neck with broad inset above base, then flaring out to slightly pushed-in shoulder; broad globular body; pushed-in bottom.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, iridescence, and creamy weathering on exterior, some soil encrustation and weathering on interior.
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Title: Glass globular bottle
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 3rd–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.131
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