Glass lentoid bottle

ca. 2nd–3rd century CE
Not on view
Miniature, thin-walled bottle.

Colorless.

Rim folded out, round, and in, and flattened on top; cylindrical neck; lentoid body, shaped like a round disk, with pontil scar on bottom edge. A large tooled indent below neck on one side.

Large hole in on edge of body; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; pitting, brilliant iridescence, and patches of thick weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass lentoid bottle
  • Period: Imperial
  • Date: ca. 2nd–3rd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
  • Dimensions: H.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.115.66
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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