Glass square bottle
Translucent light blue, with same color handle.
Rim folded out, down, over, and in, and pressed into top of mouth, with beveled and uneven top surface; cylindrical neck, with slight tooling indent around base; shoulder with rounded, sloping corners; flat, vertical sides; slightly concave bottom; strap handle with ribs on either side, attached to outer edge of shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned in an acute angle and trailed onto neck.
Intact, except for small weathered chip in side of handle; pinprick and some larger bubbles, one long black impurity streak in shoulder and neck; dulling, iridescence, and some soil encrustation on exterior; areas of soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Rim folded out, down, over, and in, and pressed into top of mouth, with beveled and uneven top surface; cylindrical neck, with slight tooling indent around base; shoulder with rounded, sloping corners; flat, vertical sides; slightly concave bottom; strap handle with ribs on either side, attached to outer edge of shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned in an acute angle and trailed onto neck.
Intact, except for small weathered chip in side of handle; pinprick and some larger bubbles, one long black impurity streak in shoulder and neck; dulling, iridescence, and some soil encrustation on exterior; areas of soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass square bottle
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: 1st century–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; mold-blown
- Dimensions: H.: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.30
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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