Translucent deep purple.
Everted, fire-rounded rim, with beveled outer lip; cylindrical neck, slightly tooled in around base; piriform body' flattened but uneven bottom, slightly concave at center.
Intact; a few bubbles and glassy inclusions; patchy iridescent weathering and limy encrustation.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
1st century A.D.
Glass; blown
9.5cm
74.51.5706
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