Bottle with a spherical belly, unknown eastern workshop; translucent manganese glass; spherical belly decorated with applied thread decoration in the shape of the letter X; long cylindrical neck with a narrowing at the bottom; uneven, cold-worked rim; free-blown; 3rd century; vessel; rim diameter 2.35 cm; base diameter 3.2 cm; weight 0.062 kg., A single glass vessel with a bulbous rounded base and a long narrow neck, shown against a plain light gray background; the glass appears dark purple to deep maroon with areas of lighter and darker shading and a slightly glossy surface; the rounded body has vertical rib-like grooves creating a segmented appearance and shows some surface irregularities and small white speckled deposits; the neck is straight and cylindrical with a few cloudy patches and the glass surface shows signs of wear and tiny scuffs; a small circular colored sticker is partially visible on the neck.
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Bottle with a spherical belly, unknown eastern workshop; translucent manganese glass; spherical belly decorated with applied thread decoration in the shape of the letter X; long cylindrical neck with a narrowing at the bottom; uneven, cold-worked rim; free-blown; 3rd century; vessel; rim diameter 2.35 cm; base diameter 3.2 cm; weight 0.062 kg., A single glass vessel with a bulbous rounded base and a long narrow neck, shown against a plain light gray background; the glass appears dark purple to deep maroon with areas of lighter and darker shading and a slightly glossy surface; the rounded body has vertical rib-like grooves creating a segmented appearance and shows some surface irregularities and small white speckled deposits; the neck is straight and cylindrical with a few cloudy patches and the glass surface shows signs of wear and tiny scuffs; a small circular colored sticker is partially visible on the neck.

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Bottle spherical belly unknown eastern workshop translucent manganese glass spherical belly decorated applied thread decoration shape letter X long cylindrical neck narrowing bottom uneven cold-worked rim free-blown 3rd century vessel rim diameter 2.35 cm base diameter 3.2 cm weight 0.062 kg single glass bulbous rounded base long narrow neck shown plain light gray background dark purple deep maroon areas lighter darker shading slightly glossy surface rounded body vertical rib- grooves creating segmented appearance surface irregularities small white speckled deposits neck straight cylindrical cloudy patches glass surface signs wear tiny scuffs small circular colored sticker partially visible neck.

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