Glass square bottle

Unknown

1st century–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent light blue, with same color handle. Rim folded out, down, over, and in, and pressed into top of mouth, with beveled and uneven top surface; cylindrical neck, with slight tooling indent around base; shoulder with rounded, sloping corners; flat, vertical sides; slightly concave bottom; strap handle with ribs on either side, attached to outer edge of shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned in an acute angle and trailed onto neck. Intact, except for small weathered chip in side of handle; pinprick and some larger bubbles, one long black impurity streak in shoulder and neck; dulling, iridescence, and some soil encrustation on exterior; areas of soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881