Glass bottle shaped like a bird

Unknown

1st–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with blue green tinge. Everted, possibly trefoil, rim; cylindrical neck, expanding to merge with ovoid body, drawn out at back to form stylized tail, rounded on top and pinched in below; pushed-in bottom. Intact, but missing rim and most of top of neck; pinprick bubbles; creamy weathering and iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76