Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle), Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Glass and gold leaf; cast, probably around a rod, 7 1/16in. (18cm), Glass, Neck and rim disk: translucent turquoise green. Body: colorless, translucent turquoise green, translucent cobalt blue, opaque white, and gold leaf., Rim disk and neck: flat, broad, horizontal rim, with rounded edge; cylindrical neck with uneven surface and vertical ribbing; projecting solid flange with downward taper that fits tightly into mouth of body and flat horizontal bottom edge; body: plain vertical rim, slightly beveled and tapering upward; tall, slender body, expanding downwards, then curving in to pointed bottom
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Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron, perfume bottle, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C, Greek, Glass, gold leaf, cast, rod, 7 1/16in, 18cm, Neck, rim disk, translucent turquoise green, Body, colorless, turquoise, green, cobalt, blue, opaque white, Rim, neck, flat, broad, horizontal rim, rounded edge, cylindrical neck, uneven surface, vertical ribbing, projecting solid, flange, downward taper, fits tightly, mouth, body, flat horizontal, bottom, edge, plain vertical, rim, slightly beveled, tapering upward, tall, slender body, expanding downwards, curving, pointed bottom
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