Glass mosaic bottle

Unknown

1st half of 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue, almost opaque deep purple, and opaque white. Everted, horizontal rim with angular outer lip; cylindrical neck, tapering downward, with slight horizontal indent around base; squat globular body; slightly indented bottom. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from alternating sections of two canes: the first in a blue ground with white parallel lines in a irregular zigzag pattern; the second in a purple ground also with white parallel lines in a irregular zigzag pattern. Intact, except for one chip in underside of rim; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence. Rotary grinding marks on exterior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st half of 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881