Glass fusiform bottle fragment

Unknown

3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale greenish yellow tinge. Fusiform body, curving in and then expanding slightly to thick, rounded bottom. Broken and repaired fragment, missing top half of body and rim; few bubbles; dulling and many patches of deep, iridescent weathering. Soil encrusted on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76