Glass jug, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, Overall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue; handle, trail, and base ring in opaque turquoise blue. Rim folded over and in, and smoothed into side of flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards and joining imperceptibly with bulbous body, tapering to applied base ring; small, pushed-in bottom with pontil mark; two-ribbed strap handle attached to upper body with long, downward fins at edges, drawn up and outwards in a curve, then turned in and trailed onto underside of mouth over trail decoration and lip of rim, with a hollow projecting loop above
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Glass jug, Late Imperial, 4th century .D, Roman, Glass, blown, trailed, Overall, 4 3/4, 12.1 cm, Translucent cobalt, blue, handle, trail, base ring, opaque turquoise, Rim folded, smoothed, side, flaring mouth, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards, joining imperceptibly, bulbous body, tapering, applied base, ring, small, pushed, bottom, pontil mark, two-ribbed strap, attached, upper, long, downward fins, edges, drawn up, outwards, curve, turned, underside, mouth, trail decoration, lip, rim, hollow projecting, loop
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