Iridescent green glass bottle, with a long shaft and a globe-shaped body. There is a label on the base which reads '1651 approx. The surface of the bottle is fragmented, and the rim on the neck has partially broken off. An inscription on the side of the bottle reads: 'EARLY 17th' and 'SUN ST'.
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