Glass flask, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H.: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale green tinge. Plain, vertical rim, ground flat; funnel-shaped neck; globular body; small, flattened bottom. On neck, two horizontal bands of wheel-cut grooves comprising a single line below rim and a double line two-thirds of way down neck; on body, two concentric grooves around shoulder, a band of three horizontal grooves around body at point of greatest diameter, and two more concentric grooves near base of side; between the uppermost and lowest bands, a further eight bands of double lines form oblique circles around the body, creating a pattern of triangles and other geometric shapes
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Glass flask, Late Imperial, 4th century .D, Roman, Glass, blown, cut, H, 5 3/16, 13.2 cm, Colorless, pale green tinge, Plain, vertical rim, ground flat, funnel-shaped neck, globular body, small, flattened bottom, neck, two horizontal, bands, wheel-cut grooves, comprising, single line, rim, double, two-thirds, way down, body, concentric, grooves, shoulder, band, three, point, greatest diameter, two, concentric, base, side, uppermost, lowest bands, further eight, lines, form, oblique, circles, creating, pattern, triangles, geometric shapes
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