Glass aryballos (oil bottle), Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue green, but streaked in purple and appearing yellow green around lower body; handles and trail in same color., Everted, horizontal rim, folded round and in, flattened on upper surface and forming slight constriction to mouth; short, cylindrical neck, with horizontal tooled indent around base; broad, gently sloping shoulder; globular body; convex bottom; two dolphin handles applied to shoulder over trail decoration in large pads, one extending to base of neck, drawn up, round, and down, forming to ring holes, then trailed off back along top
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Glass aryballos, oil bottle, Imperial, 1st–2nd century .D, Roman, Glass, blown, trailed, H, 4 1/16, 10.3 cm, Translucent deep, blue, green, streaked, purple, appearing yellow, lower body, handles, trail, color, Everted, horizontal rim, folded round, flattened, upper surface, forming slight, constriction, mouth, short, cylindrical neck, tooled, indent, base, broad, gently sloping, shoulder, globular, convex bottom, two dolphin, applied, trail decoration, large pads, extending, neck, drawn up, round, down, forming, ring holes, trailed off, back, top
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