Glass bottle

Not on view

Colorless (?).

Unworked, slightly slanting rim (?); slender neck, expanding downward; bulbous body; deep, pointed kick in bottom.

Body complete, but rim perhaps broken off and top of neck trimmed; elongated bubbles in neck, projecting round bubbles in body, and some blowing striations; most of surfaces covered in thick creamy weathering, with small patches of pitting and brilliant iridescence.

Artwork Details

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References

Title: Glass bottle
Culture: Roman or Islamic (?)
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Elias Kempner, 1934
Object Number: 34.132.9
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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