Glass beaker

Roman

Not on view

Translucent light green; trail in same color (?).
Rounded, slightly thickened rim, with in-turned lip; flaring mouth; elongated body with slightly bulbous, convex-curving side; integral, thick pad base; pushed-in bottom with small pontil scar at center.

Around upper half of body, fine trail applied as a pad and wound round nearly eight times in an irregular spiral, ending at bottomofo underside of mouth.

Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, iridescence, and patches of flaking, creamy weathering.

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