A Roman pale green glass sprinkler flask, the spherical body mould-blown with impressed dimple motif, the cylindrical neck constricted at the base, wide everted mouth with collared rim -- 4 7/8in. (10cm.) high; a pale green glass flask, the cylindrical body with applied single handle, the neck splayed at mouth with collared rim, slight concave base -- 5in. (12.7cm.) high; another with vertical ribbing on the body, gold iridescence, damage to rim and area of restoration on the body -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) high, all 3rd-4th Century A.D.; a pale glass unguentarium with bulbous body tapering to slender cylindrical neck, everted mouth with inward-folded rim, purple-silver iridescence within -- 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high; a small pale glass flask, the rounded body with pronounced shoulder and short cylindrical neck -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, both 1st-2nd Century A.D.; another small glass flask, the thick sided tubular body with short slightly flaring neck -- 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high, circa 8th Century A.D.; and a core-formed glass amphoriskos, the blue body with yellow and white marvered spiral and feathered trail, iridescent, handles missing, restored -- 5in. (12.8cm.) high, 2nd-1st Century B.C. See Colour Plate 1 for items one and four (7)

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A Roman pale green glass sprinkler flask, the spherical body mould-blown with impressed dimple motif, the cylindrical neck constricted at the base, wide everted mouth with collared rim -- 4 7/8in. (10cm.) high; a pale green glass flask, the cylindrical body with applied single handle, the neck splayed at mouth with collared rim, slight concave base -- 5in. (12.7cm.) high; another with vertical ribbing on the body, gold iridescence, damage to rim and area of restoration on the body -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) high, all 3rd-4th Century A.D.; a pale glass unguentarium with bulbous body tapering to slender cylindrical neck, everted mouth with inward-folded rim, purple-silver iridescence within -- 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high; a small pale glass flask, the rounded body with pronounced shoulder and short cylindrical neck -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, both 1st-2nd Century A.D.; another small glass flask, the thick sided tubular body with short slightly flaring neck -- 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high, circa 8th Century A.D.; and a core-formed glass amphoriskos, the blue body with yellow and white marvered spiral and feathered trail, iridescent, handles missing, restored -- 5in. (12.8cm.) high, 2nd-1st Century B.C.
See Colour Plate 1 for items one and four (7)

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