A ROMAN INSCRIBED GLASS BOTTLE
A ROMAN INSCRIBED GLASS BOTTLE

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN INSCRIBED GLASS BOTTLE
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Pale green in color, free-blown, the globular body flattened on the base, with a cylindrical neck and flattened, rounded rim, the body with a wheel-cut inscription: ANTONIA DVLCIS BIBE ET PROPINA, translating to "Antonia drink and drink sweetly," and in two registers PAM followed by a palm branch above MVR(TU)
2 in. (7 cm) high

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