Glass bottle; semi-transparent with a light greyish tinge , 9th-10th century

Bell-shaped body with flaring neck and a flat base with ground down pontil partly framed by four cut lines; wheel-cut and faceted decoration, subsequently polished; complete.
Original Height 15.3cms
British Museum, London, UK. 1959,0218.2

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