Glass square bottle

Unknown

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

Small, square, one-handled bottle Translucent pale blue green; handle in pale green. Rim folded out, over, and in; cylindrical neck, tapering downward and aslant to body, with tooling marks around base; horizontal, rounded shoulder; uneven, slightly indented sides to body; uneven, rectangular bottom; claw handle applied to sholuder with two large pads extending to top of side, drawn up and out, then turned in horizontally and trailed with upward projecting loop on to edge of rim and top of neck. Unstable on bottom. Intact; some pinprick bubbles in body and elongated bubbles in handle; creamy brown weathering, with dulling and iridescence, covering much of surface.

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