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For a similar example, see no. 40 in Borger, Das Römisch-Germanische Museum Köln.
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A ROMAN GLASS INK WELL
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The body free-blown, olive-green in color, of cylindrical form with a folded foot and shoulders, the slightly domed top with wide opening, the free-blown lid light brown in color, piriform in shape with a small rounded finial, and bisected by a pinched shelf, open on the interior, 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The body free-blown, olive-green in color, of cylindrical form with a folded foot and shoulders, the slightly domed top with wide opening, the free-blown lid light brown in color, piriform in shape with a small rounded finial, and bisected by a pinched shelf, open on the interior, 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high