Glass one-handled miniature bottle

Unknown

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

Colorless with blue green tinge; handle in same color glass. Rim folded out, round, and in, flattened on top; short, slightly funnel-shaped neck, with tooling marks around base; horizontal shoulder; squat, bulbous body; bottom concave at center; rod handle applied in a pad on outer edge of shoulder, drawn up and bent in, attached to lower edge of rim and trailed off below. Intact except for weathered chip in rim; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, brilliant iridescence, and creamy 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