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129 - BALSAM VASE
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BALSAM VASE Glass H. 16.6 cm Roman art, 1st–3rd century A.D. A blown bottle made of translucent pale green glass, with a flattened lenticular body resting on a low ring-shaped foot with a slightly concave base. A long, truncated conical neck flares out toward a funnel-shaped mouth. A narrow band of glass of the same shade, applied in a tight spiral, covers the body on both sides and along its edges, as well as the neck up to the rim. Iridescence and calcareous deposits over the entire surface. A Roman glass flask Free-blown pale green translucent glass flask with a flattened lenticular body on a low ring foot, the underside slightly concave. Tall conical neck flaring to a funnel mouth. A self-colored trail is wound in a tight spiral around the body, on both faces and the sides, and up the neck to the rim. Iridescence and calcareous encrustation are present throughout. A Roman glass balsamarium, 1st–3rd century A.D.
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