Glass bottle in the shape of an animal
Colorless with yellowish tinge; trail and applied feet in same glass.
Thick rim, folded over and in, with flattened upper lip; tubular neck, turned upwards; elongated ovoid body; pontil pad on bottom between ears and mouth; four broad pads applied in pairs on underside of body, tooled and pinched to look like feet.
Single trail wound once around neck; around bottom, side pinched out to form two ears and projecting mouth.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, thick creamy weathering, and iridescence.
The animal is probably to be identified as a mouse.
Thick rim, folded over and in, with flattened upper lip; tubular neck, turned upwards; elongated ovoid body; pontil pad on bottom between ears and mouth; four broad pads applied in pairs on underside of body, tooled and pinched to look like feet.
Single trail wound once around neck; around bottom, side pinched out to form two ears and projecting mouth.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, thick creamy weathering, and iridescence.
The animal is probably to be identified as a mouse.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bottle in the shape of an animal
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: ca. 3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and tooled
- Dimensions: width 6 5/16in. (16cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.21.182
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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