Glass bottle
Rounded rim, folded in and pressed into side of funnel-shaped mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; sloping shoulder; conical body with concave side; pushed-in bottom with off-center kick and large pontil scar.
Lower two-thirds of body inflated in dip mold, forming twenty-six vertical indents with round tops and tapering downwards.
Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; some pitting, slight weathering, and faint iridescence on exterior, creamy white weathering and iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bottle
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: ca. 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown in a dip mold
- Dimensions: H.: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Diam.: 2 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (7.3 x 3.8 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.166
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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