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36 assorted fragments of glass. Found at Ōtūmoetai Pā, Tauranga.
/1 - spectacle lens, oval, plain almost flat glass with bevelled edge and some iridescence to both surfaces.
/2 - fragment of plain sheet glass, approx. rectangular, both surfaces with some iridescence.
/3 - Corner fragment of plain sheet glass, four-sided with iridescence on both surfaces.
/4 - Roughly triangular fragment of plain sheet glass with very pale blue tinge and some iridescence to both surfaces.
/5 - Approximately rectangular piece of plain clear glass; faint trace of iridescence on each side.
/6 - Four sided gragment of plain sheet glass. Iridescence on both surfaces.
/7 - Irregular fragment of plain sheet glass, minor iridescence on both surfaces.
/8 - Slightly curved, irregular fragment of glass with pale greenish tinge.
/9 - Irregularly shaped fragment of pale green glass of varying thickness, possibly part of a four-sided bottle, showing on opposite sides the start of a corner.
/10 - Irregularly shaped angular fragment of pale green glass; traces of a third facet,
especially internally, at ?base.
/11 - Neck of bottle of pale blue clear glass incorporating upper portion of body of bottle. Some iridescence.
/12 - Fragment of pale blue clear glass from side and base of bottle; two small glass pimples in centre of base recess. Some iridescence.
/13 - Curved, roughtly four-sided fragment of pale blue glass with some iridescence.
/14 - Irregular, curved fragment of pale green glass. Considerable iridescence.
/15 - Pale blue glass object, possibly stopper, from same bottle numbered 0122/11. Circular flat top with tapered conical stopper below; iridescent surfaces.
/16 - Curved fragment of pale green, clear glass; iridescent on both surfaces.
/17 - Curved fragment of thick, pale green clear glass and iridescence to both surfaces.
/18 - Markedly curved fragment of pale green, clear glass as if from neck of bottle. Iridescence of both surfaces.
/19 - Fragment of pale blue glass with frosted surfaces.
/20 - Plain, clear glass fragment, slightly hollowed on one side, markedly hollowed on the other, both surfaces having some iridescence.
/21 - Triangular, curved fragment of light blue translucent glass showing iridescence on both surfaces.
/22 - Curved, four-sided fragment of green, clear glass. The concave surface is smooth, the convex slightly irregular with some pitting.
/23 - A four-sided, curved fragment of green, clear glass. A smooth concave surface and mildly striated convex surface.
/24 - Five-sided, curved fragment of green, clear glass having iridescence to both surfaces.
/25 - Four-sided fragment of dark green glass curved widthways and top to base.
/26 - Irregular fragment of curved, dark, green glass; smooth on concave surface. irregular and pitted on convex surface.
/27 - Curved triangular fragment of green glass showing marked iridescence on both sides.
/28 - Roughly four-sided curved fragment of green glass. Marked iridescence of concave surface, mildly iridescent on convex.
/29 - A four-sided, curved fragment of dark, green glass.
/30 - Fragment of dark green glass from nexk of bottle, with ridge below top.
/31 - Irregular, angular fragment of dark, green glass from base of bottle.
/32 - A five-sided fragment of curved, dark green glass.
/33 Irregularly shaped fragment of dark, green glass with dull, slightly iridescent glass.
/34 - Dark green glass fragment forming top and nexk of bottle. Varying degrees of iridescence.
/35 - Fragment of top of bottle neck with complete rim and broken base. Glass almost black.
/36 - Irregular shaped fragment of brown glass from base and side of cylindrical bottle.
Accession number
0122/99
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