Glass vessel in the shape of a basket 3rd century A.D. Roman Translucent blue green; handle in same color.Rounded and slightly thickened rim; body: funnel-shaped profile on front and back, and conical at sides; tubular base ring, made by folding; kick in bottom with large circular pontil mark at center; handle applied on top of rim in a pad, drawn up vertically, turned in horizontally and then down vertically, forming square-sided loop, dropped onto top of rim and trailed off back along itself.Intact; few bubbles dulling, limy encrustation, creamy weathering, and iridescence.The vessel, initially made as a cylindrical bowl, had its sides deliberately pushed in at the top, leaving only openings at both ends, to make it into a handled pouring vessel.. Glass vessel in the shape of a basket. Roman. 3rd century A.D.. Glass; blown. Late Imperial. Glass