Glass flask

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless. Uneven, rounded rim with beveled outer lip; flaring mouth; short, cylindrical neck, slightly tooled in around base; elongated piriform body; small, concave bottom. Wheel-abraded decoration on body in horizontal bands; two broad bands of lines around upper part of body; two thinner bands just below point of greatest diameter. Decoration is now hard to trace because of surface weathering. Intact; some large and elongated bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76