Glass bottle shaped like a bunch of grapes
Translucent purple.
Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into slanting, oval mouth; cylindrical neck with concave sides; slightly lentoid body; round bottom. One continuous mold seam around body, but only visible at sides.
Body molded into the shape of a bunch of small round grapes.
Large hole in bottom; some bubbles; slight dulling and pitting on exterior, soil encrustation, thick blackish weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into slanting, oval mouth; cylindrical neck with concave sides; slightly lentoid body; round bottom. One continuous mold seam around body, but only visible at sides.
Body molded into the shape of a bunch of small round grapes.
Large hole in bottom; some bubbles; slight dulling and pitting on exterior, soil encrustation, thick blackish weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bottle shaped like a bunch of grapes
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown in a two-part mold
- Dimensions: H.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.236
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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