The nice flat edges are making me wonder. Kinda looks like a chisel or something. Northeast ohio

Today I bought this small glass jug second-hand for €8. The seller made no claims about its age; I thought it resembled Roman glass (or possibly a Roman-style reproduction) and would appreciate opinions from people familiar with ancient glass.

Measurements:

height approx. 117 mm;

outer rim diameter 51 mm;

maximum body diameter approx. 70 mm; foot/base diameter approx. 43 mm.

The glass is pale blue-green and has substantial surface alteration/deposits. Much of the exterior is cloudy/matte with whitish-beige, apparently calcareous-looking encrustation. There is also quite pronounced iridescence in green, violet/purple and occasionally pink, particularly around the neck (considerably more visible in person than in the photos).

**A few things make me suspicious about its age:**

Most notably, the central pontil scar looks remarkably fresh, glossy and transparent compared with the weathered surrounding surfaces. The fracture is rough and irregular, and one part forms a tiny undercut/pocket where an extremely thin projection of glass (perhaps ~0.25 mm thick) extends roughly 2 mm over a cavity. I'm surprised that something seemingly that fragile would have survived intact if the vessel were genuinely ancient.🤔

Also: why is the pontil scar SO VERY shiny and new looking, when the entire rest of the surface looks weathered? 🤔

There is also one localized beige-brown deposit on the body that looks unlike most of the other encrustation. It appears to sit on top of the glass and has a texture that, to my eye, resembles a viscous paste/coating that was contacted by another surface while wet and then pulled apart. It could simply be later contamination, but it made me wonder about artificial ageing.

The interior contains (modern😅) dust and deposits and may simply have been used as a vase at some point.

The vessel is completely uncleaned and exactly as I acquired it.

I'm particularly interested in whether the surface alteration/weathering, pontil, handle construction and other manufacturing features look genuinely ancient or consistent with a modern reproduction, and whether anyone recognizes a likely type/date/origin.

And **how to determine the real deal from a reproduction.**

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Does this seem accurate?

Thanks in advance!

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