Glass flask, Late Imperial, 4th century , Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H.: 5 3/16 in. ( cm), Glass, Colorless with pale

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Glass flask, Late Imperial, 4th century , Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H.: 5 3/16 in. ( cm), Glass, Colorless with pale green tinge. Plain, vertical rim, ground flat; funnel-shaped neck; globular body; small, flattened bottom. On neck, two horizontal bands of wheel-cut grooves comprising a single line below rim and a double line two-thirds of way down neck; on body, two concentric grooves around shoulder, a band of three horizontal grooves around body at point of greatest diameter, and two more concentric grooves near base of side; between the uppermost and lowest bands, a further eight bands of double lines form oblique circles around the body, creating a pattern of triangles and other geometric shapes

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