Dilekyt, unknown Eastern workshop Syrian or Palestinian, glass vessel, 3rd century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, The vessel consists of two tubes connected at one side and a flat bottom. The outer sides are gently curved towards the axis and decorated with two thick glass threads. The wavy threads begin with thickenings at one-third of the vessel's height and terminate at the rings of the slightly flared spouts. At the joints of the threads and spouts, a large bow-shaped vice is supported, wider on one side than the other, narrowed at the top. Height 15.7 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A translucent glass vessel with a tall narrow body and a rounded base in pale green and aqua tones, featuring a looped handle arching from one side to the other in a slightly darker green, and a pair of decorative twisted, ribbon-like side elements with curving, undulating shapes in similar green hues attached near the rim and extending downward; the glass shows small bubbles, irregularities, and areas of s...
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Dilekyt, unknown Eastern workshop Syrian or Palestinian, glass vessel, 3rd century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, The vessel consists of two tubes connected at one side and a flat bottom. The outer sides are gently curved towards the axis and decorated with two thick glass threads. The wavy threads begin with thickenings at one-third of the vessel's height and terminate at the rings of the slightly flared spouts. At the joints of the threads and spouts, a large bow-shaped vice is supported, wider on one side than the other, narrowed at the top. Height 15.7 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 2.3 cm., A translucent glass vessel with a tall narrow body and a rounded base in pale green and aqua tones, featuring a looped handle arching from one side to the other in a slightly darker green, and a pair of decorative twisted, ribbon-like side elements with curving, undulating shapes in similar green hues attached near the rim and extending downward; the glass shows small bubbles, irregularities, and areas of subtle cloudiness with hints of brownish discoloration, all set against a pale gray background.

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Dilekyt unknown Eastern workshop Syrian Palestinian glass vessel 3rd century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 vessel consists two tubes connected side flat bottom outer sides gently curved towards axis decorated two thick glass threads wavy threads begin thickenings -third vessel's height terminate rings slightly flared spouts joints threads large bow-shaped vice supported wider narrowed top Height 15.7 cm width 7.3 cm depth 2.3 cm translucent glass vessel tall narrow body rounded base pale green aqua tones featuring looped handle arching darker green pair decorative twisted ribbon- side elements curving undulating shapes green hues attached near rim extending downward glass small bubbles irregularities areas subtle cloudiness hints brownish discoloration set pale gray background.

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