Glass bottle

Unknown

3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless; trail in translucent cobalt blue. Irregular oval everted rim with thick, rounded lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; almost horizontal shoulder; elongated body, convex at top, then concave down side, and bulging at base; deeply pushed-in bottom with pontil scar. Trail applied on outer shoulder and wound round six times in a spiral, extending on to upper body, then drawn down and up in long strokes, creating a pattern of six finger-like shapes, some of which extend onto bottom. Intact; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, some pitting, and brilliant iridescent weathering. Vase with blue applied threads.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881