Glass aryballos (oil bottle). Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm). Date: 2nd-3rd century AD.Translucent blue green; handles and trail in same color.Thick, partially tubular rim, folded out, down, round, and in, flattened on upper surface; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; sloping shoulder; globular body; bottom with central kick and pontil mark; two dolphin handles applied to shoulder over trail decoration, drawn up side of neck to underside of rim, turned out, round, and down, forming to ring holes, then folded back and trailed off upwards.Trail applied to bottom and wound round and up in a spiral 16 times, ending on lower neck (trail is thick and fire-rounded on lower body but becomes fine and in sharp relief above).Intact; many pinprick and a few larger bubbles, and some glassy inclusions; slight soil encrustation and faint iridescence on exterior, patches of weathering on interior.Greenish aryballos with dolphin handles and glass threads around body. Museum
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