▁from ▁Anti qu ity . ▁It ▁is ▁entirely ▁free ▁of ▁air ▁po ckets . ▁Now ad ays ▁the ▁glass ▁is ▁mil ky ▁and ▁light ▁yellow ▁due ▁to ▁centuries ▁of ▁ult rav io let ▁radiation ▁from ▁the ▁Sun , ▁but ▁originally ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁pale ▁green ▁t inge . ▁With ▁its ▁cap , ▁it ▁is ▁ 2 . 4 4 5 ▁kg ▁in ▁weight ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 9 . 6 ▁cm ▁at ▁the ▁cap ▁and ▁ 2 2 . 4 ▁cm ▁at ▁the ▁bel ly . ▁The ▁cap ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁original , ▁which ▁was ▁probably ▁broken ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁this ▁new , ▁slightly ▁over la pping , ▁con ical ▁cap ▁of ▁clear , ▁rather ▁yellow ish ▁glass . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁complicated ▁manufact uring ▁process ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁axis ▁between ▁the ▁foot ▁and ▁the ▁cap . ▁ ▁Below ▁the ▁bel ly ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁holes ▁have ▁been ▁d ril led . ▁In ▁these ▁holes , ▁t aps ▁have ▁been ▁fitted ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁sat y rs , ▁holding ▁animal ▁bl add ers , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁liquid ▁in ▁the ▁am ph ora ▁could ▁flow ▁out . ▁They , ▁like ▁the ▁decor ative ▁bands ▁and ▁other ▁decor ative ▁elements ▁( the ▁kn ob ▁on ▁the ▁cap ▁or ▁the ▁sle e ves ▁which ▁cover ▁the ▁join ▁between ▁the ▁handles ▁and ▁the ▁am ph ora ) ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁gilt ▁co pper ▁sheet . ▁The ▁sle e ves ▁for ▁the ▁handles ▁are ▁in ▁the