Glass bottle

Unknown

4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent light green. Slightly uneven rim, cracked off and ground; funnel-shaped neck; broad, globular body, tapering downwards; concave bottom. Decorated with bands of faint wheel-abraded horizontal lines: one immediately below rim, four more bands on upper body. Intact; many pinprick and a few large bubbles, and blowing striations, with some black inclusions in neck; faint dulling and iridescence on exterior, large patches of soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior. Bottle with flaring mouth and long neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881