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Glass bottle

2nd–3rd century CE
Not on view
Translucent blue-green.

Everted rim, folded out, down, round, and in, with beveled edge in mouth; short concave neck; steeply sloping shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; thick, pushed-in bottom, with off-center pontil scar.

Broken down one side with several cracks and one hole; many bubbles; brown limy soil encrustation and iridescent weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass bottle
  • Period: Mid Imperial
  • Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown
  • Dimensions: Height: 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm)
    Diameter: 1 11/16 × 1 5/16 in. (4.4 × 3.4 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
  • Object Number: 81.10.292
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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