Glass fusiform bottle
Colorless with pale green tinge.
Solid, everted rim with rounded lip, forming cup around small mouth; tall cylindrical neck, concave in profile, joining with bi-conical mid-section of body, then concave side extending downward to thick, solid bottom, with uneven, almost flat lower surface.
Complete, except for large hole in lower body and bottom, with weathered edges; many pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and faint iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation, creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Long slender vase with bulge in the middle.
Solid, everted rim with rounded lip, forming cup around small mouth; tall cylindrical neck, concave in profile, joining with bi-conical mid-section of body, then concave side extending downward to thick, solid bottom, with uneven, almost flat lower surface.
Complete, except for large hole in lower body and bottom, with weathered edges; many pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and faint iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation, creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Long slender vase with bulge in the middle.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass fusiform bottle
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (37.2 x 6.7 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.53
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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