Glass hexagonal bottle
Translucent cobalt blue
Rim folded out, round, and in, then pressed into flaring mouth; cylindrical neck with concave band below rim; downward sloping shoulder; hexagonal body with vertical sides, then cup-shaped below; low base with rounded edge and flat but uneven bottom. Mold seams run from near top of neck, down sides, and meet off-center on bottom.
Decoration in relief in three registers: on shoulder, six downturned rays or pointed petals; on body, six rectangular panels, each decorated at top with a triangular pediment, framed at sides with posts or slender columns, and bordered below by a plain band; in each panel, a different bird perched on or flying over a nest or rock; above the base, twenty-seven upturned tongues.
Complete except for weathering holes in shoulder and top of body; pitting, severe weathering, and some patches of brilliant iridescence.
Rim folded out, round, and in, then pressed into flaring mouth; cylindrical neck with concave band below rim; downward sloping shoulder; hexagonal body with vertical sides, then cup-shaped below; low base with rounded edge and flat but uneven bottom. Mold seams run from near top of neck, down sides, and meet off-center on bottom.
Decoration in relief in three registers: on shoulder, six downturned rays or pointed petals; on body, six rectangular panels, each decorated at top with a triangular pediment, framed at sides with posts or slender columns, and bordered below by a plain band; in each panel, a different bird perched on or flying over a nest or rock; above the base, twenty-seven upturned tongues.
Complete except for weathering holes in shoulder and top of body; pitting, severe weathering, and some patches of brilliant iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass hexagonal bottle
- Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
- Date: ca. 25–50 CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown in a three-part mold
- Dimensions: H.: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Diam.: 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. (1.9 x 4.1 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
- Object Number: 15.43.165
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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