Vial, unknown eastern workshop, elongated belly with a pointed bottom, cylindrical neck and flared spout. Navy blue glass. 4th century, vessel, height 13 cm, width 1.8 cm, A tall, narrow vase-like object with an elongated teardrop shape and a flared rim, shown against a white background; its surface is predominantly dark blue to nearly black with areas of vivid metallic blue highlights and patches of lighter blue; there are a few irregular pale grayish or tan worn spots and mottling on one side; the form tapers to a rounded point at the bottom and has a smooth, slightly reflective texture overall.
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Vial, unknown eastern workshop, elongated belly with a pointed bottom, cylindrical neck and flared spout. Navy blue glass. 4th century, vessel, height 13 cm, width 1.8 cm, A tall, narrow vase-like object with an elongated teardrop shape and a flared rim, shown against a white background; its surface is predominantly dark blue to nearly black with areas of vivid metallic blue highlights and patches of lighter blue; there are a few irregular pale grayish or tan worn spots and mottling on one side; the form tapers to a rounded point at the bottom and has a smooth, slightly reflective texture overall.

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Vial unknown eastern workshop elongated belly pointed bottom cylindrical neck flared spout Navy blue glass 4th century vessel height 13 cm width 1.8 cm tall narrow vase- object elongated teardrop shape flared rim shown white background surface predominantly dark blue nearly black areas vivid metallic blue highlights patches lighter blue irregular pale grayish tan worn spots mottling side form tapers rounded point bottom smooth slightly reflective texture .

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