Glass square bottle
Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Everted, horizontal rim, folded over and in, flattened on top surface, and with rounded inner lip to mouth; slanting, cylindrical neck; slightly pushed-in shoulder, with sloping rounded corners; square body, with flat, vertical sides; flat bottom, but convex on interior; broad, reeded handle attached in a long pad to edge of shoulder on one side, drawn up vertically, folded down and in, and trailed on to top of neck under rim.
Mold mark on bottom comprising a large circle in relief, appearing as a wreath with tail extending towards one corner, enclosing two letters in relief: V L (in Latin) or A Γ (in Greek retrograde).
Complete but many internal cracks; a few pinprick and larger bubbles; some soil encrustation, dulling, and faint iridescence.
Everted, horizontal rim, folded over and in, flattened on top surface, and with rounded inner lip to mouth; slanting, cylindrical neck; slightly pushed-in shoulder, with sloping rounded corners; square body, with flat, vertical sides; flat bottom, but convex on interior; broad, reeded handle attached in a long pad to edge of shoulder on one side, drawn up vertically, folded down and in, and trailed on to top of neck under rim.
Mold mark on bottom comprising a large circle in relief, appearing as a wreath with tail extending towards one corner, enclosing two letters in relief: V L (in Latin) or A Γ (in Greek retrograde).
Complete but many internal cracks; a few pinprick and larger bubbles; some soil encrustation, dulling, and faint iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass square bottle
- Period: Mid Imperial
- Date: 2nd to 3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; mold-blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (16.5 x 8.6 x 8.9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.220
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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