Glass octagonal bottle
Colorless with yellowish tinge.
Cylindrical neck; horizontal but slightly pushed-in shoulder; octagonal body with vertical sides expanding slightly downwards, slight hollow in top of each side, and projecting ridge to edges on lower part of body; kick in bottom with pontil scar.
On bottom, Greek letters in relief arranged in a circle: ALEXANDROS in retrograde.
Complete body, but rim and most of neck missing; deep pitting, dulling, and some iridescent weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, thick enamel-like weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Cylindrical neck; horizontal but slightly pushed-in shoulder; octagonal body with vertical sides expanding slightly downwards, slight hollow in top of each side, and projecting ridge to edges on lower part of body; kick in bottom with pontil scar.
On bottom, Greek letters in relief arranged in a circle: ALEXANDROS in retrograde.
Complete body, but rim and most of neck missing; deep pitting, dulling, and some iridescent weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, thick enamel-like weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass octagonal bottle
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; mold-blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (18.4 x 7.9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.21.193
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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