Glass aryballos (oil bottle)
Small oil bottle.
Translucent blue-green; handles in same color.
Broad, tubular rim folded out, over, and in, with flattened upper surface; short, concave neck; globular body; thick, round bottom with deep, jagged pontil scar; two handles applied to top of body, each drawn up neck, and folded out over underside of rim and then down over itself, forming open loop, and ending in a final upward trail.
Intact; pinprick and some larger bubbles; slight weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and some iridescent weathering on interior.
Translucent blue-green; handles in same color.
Broad, tubular rim folded out, over, and in, with flattened upper surface; short, concave neck; globular body; thick, round bottom with deep, jagged pontil scar; two handles applied to top of body, each drawn up neck, and folded out over underside of rim and then down over itself, forming open loop, and ending in a final upward trail.
Intact; pinprick and some larger bubbles; slight weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and some iridescent weathering on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass aryballos (oil bottle)
- Period: Imperial
- Date: 1st–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: H.: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.262
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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