Glass bottle
Translucent pale blue green, with same color trail.
Collared rim, folded out, down, round, out, and up, tooled in a level of mouth, then up and slightly outward, with rounded vertical lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downward, slightly flattened on one side below rim; rounded shoulder; squat, globular body; pushed-in bottom with central pontil mark.
Spiral trail applied to outer edge of shoulder in large pad and drawn down body to bottom.
Intact, except for cracks and two holes in body; much of trail decoration is missing; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering.
Collared rim, folded out, down, round, out, and up, tooled in a level of mouth, then up and slightly outward, with rounded vertical lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downward, slightly flattened on one side below rim; rounded shoulder; squat, globular body; pushed-in bottom with central pontil mark.
Spiral trail applied to outer edge of shoulder in large pad and drawn down body to bottom.
Intact, except for cracks and two holes in body; much of trail decoration is missing; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bottle
- Period: Mid Imperial
- Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Other: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Diam. of rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.83
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Probably Wistarburgh Glassworks
1738–ca. 1777
19th century
Attributed to American Flint Glass Manufactory
Attributed to Henry William Stiegel
1769–74
late 13th century
Roman
2nd half of 1st–3rd century CE
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