Glass bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent pale blue green. Collared rim, folded out, down, round, and up, with vertical rounded outer lip; tall, slender, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards and tooled in horizontally around base; piriform body; concave bottom. Intact; few bubbles; some surface pitting and scratching, dulling, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881