Glass bottle shaped like a bunch of grapes

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent purple. Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into slanting, oval mouth; cylindrical neck with concave sides; slightly lentoid body; round bottom. One continuous mold seam around body, but only visible at sides. Body molded into the shape of a bunch of small round grapes. Large hole in bottom; some bubbles; slight dulling and pitting on exterior, soil encrustation, thick blackish weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881