Glass bottle shaped like a date

Unknown

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

Translucent deep yellowish brown. Thick, everted rim folded round and in; short cylindrical neck; elongated body; uneven round bottom. One continuous mold seam around body, extending to top of neck. Body molded into the shape of a wrinkled date, with pattern of short wavy ridges and hollows. Intact; dulling, faint iridescence, some whitish weathering, and encrustation.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891