Glass jug (oinochoe) with snake-thread decoration, Late Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Rhineland, Glass; blown and trailed, H. 5 1/2in. (14cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue green tinge; handle in same color; opaque white, opaque blue, and colorless trails. Trefoil rim, with rounded lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; sloping shoulder; piriform body; tubular base ring; flat bottom with pontil scar at center; strap handle applied in a long pad to shoulder, drawn up and outwards in a curve and then turned inwards (and probably dropped on to back of rim)
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Glass jug, oinochoe, snake-thread decoration, Late Imperial, 2nd–3rd century .D, Roman, Rhineland, Glass, blown, trailed, H, 5 1/2in, 14cm, Colorless, pale blue green, tinge, handle, color, opaque white, blue, colorless trails, Trefoil rim, rounded lip, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards, sloping shoulder, piriform body, tubular base, ring, flat bottom, pontil scar, center, strap handle, applied, long pad, shoulder, drawn up, outwards, curve, turned inwards, dropped, back, rim
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