Glass one-handled hexagonal bottle
Translucent light blue with greenish tinge; handle in same color.
Thick rim, partially tubular, folded out, down, round, and in; cylindrical neck, flaring downwards, with slightly convex profile; horizontal shoulder, slightly pushed in towards center, and sloping rounded shoulders; hexagonal body, with flat, vertical sides; slightly concave bottom; broad strap hand, reeded on exterior surface, attached to edge of shoulder above one side, drawn up vertically, then turned in at an acute handle, and trailed on to neck, with trail in folds extending upwards to underside of rim.
On base, four concentric circles in relief.
Intact, but one short internal crack in rim; bubbles, including many large and elongated bubbles in handle, and blowing striations, some horizontal scratches around neck; slight dulling and patches of faint iridescent weathering.
This large handled bottle has been preserved because it was buried in a Roman tomb, said to have been found at Coriallum in northern Gaul (modern Cherbourg, France). It may have been used as a cinerary urn, although its shape clearly indicates that it was originally intended for daily use as a receptacle for liquids.
Thick rim, partially tubular, folded out, down, round, and in; cylindrical neck, flaring downwards, with slightly convex profile; horizontal shoulder, slightly pushed in towards center, and sloping rounded shoulders; hexagonal body, with flat, vertical sides; slightly concave bottom; broad strap hand, reeded on exterior surface, attached to edge of shoulder above one side, drawn up vertically, then turned in at an acute handle, and trailed on to neck, with trail in folds extending upwards to underside of rim.
On base, four concentric circles in relief.
Intact, but one short internal crack in rim; bubbles, including many large and elongated bubbles in handle, and blowing striations, some horizontal scratches around neck; slight dulling and patches of faint iridescent weathering.
This large handled bottle has been preserved because it was buried in a Roman tomb, said to have been found at Coriallum in northern Gaul (modern Cherbourg, France). It may have been used as a cinerary urn, although its shape clearly indicates that it was originally intended for daily use as a receptacle for liquids.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass one-handled hexagonal bottle
- Period: Imperial
- Date: late 1st–early 3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; mold-blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/8 x 8 13/16 in. (22.5 x 22.4 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.218
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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