Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), late 4th–early 3rd century


Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Early Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century , Eastern Mediterranean or South Italian, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 6 15/16 in. ( cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow, opaque white, and opaque turquoise blue., Broad rim-disk, formed as a coil with slightly sloping upper surface; cylindrical neck, tapering downward; narrow angular shoulder; straight-sided cylindrical body, with slight upward taper and slightly uneven surface; convex bottom; below shoulder, two vertical ring handles, with trailing tails, applied over trail pattern


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