Glass hexagonal bottle, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; mold-blown, H.: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 x 1 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 x 2.5 x 3.8 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green., Thick rim, folded out, round, and in; tall cylindrical neck; sloping, slightly convex shoulder; squat body with hexagonal sides; low base with flat bottom., Decoration in relief in three registers: on shoulder, six arches, each containing an unidentified domed object; on body, six square panels, divided by columns with capitals and bases, each containing an object: 1, a footed bowl; 2, a pine cone; 3, a footed jar with rounded objects (fruit ?) emerging from its rim; 4, (missing); 5, another pine cone; 6, a handled vase with conical lid; below, continuous band of twenty-two radiating upturned tongues; on bottom, raised broad circle around edge and dot at center
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Glass hexagonal bottle, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half, century .D, Roman, Glass, mold-blown, H, 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 1 1/2, 10.5 6.4 2.5 3.8 cm, Translucent blue, green, Thick rim, folded out, round, tall cylindrical, neck, sloping, slightly convex, shoulder, squat body, hexagonal sides, low base, flat bottom, Decoration, relief, three registers, six arches, containing, unidentified domed, object, body, square, panels, divided, columns, capitals, bases, 1, footed bowl, 2, pine cone, 3, jar, rounded objects, fruit ?, emerging, rim, 4, missing, 5, another pine, cone, 6, handled vase, conical lid, continuous band, twenty-two radiating, upturned, tongues, bottom, raised broad, circle, edge, dot, center
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