Glass bottle with three feet

Unknown

mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue. Solid rim with horizontal everted lip; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly downwards; sloping shoulder; truncated ovoid body with three solid rods around base, drawn out and tooled, ending in splayed and pinched feet; slightly rounded bottom with irregular indent. Complete, except for lower part of one rod and foot, and two cracks running from rim down to body; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, some pitting, and patches of iridescent weathering. Bluish blown glass vase with three feet and short neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76