Glass bottle

Unknown

5th century CE or later · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green; trails in same color. Everted rim, folded over and in; cylindrical neck, tapering downwards with horizontal indent at base; broad, sloping shoulder with rounded, slightly bulging outer edge; cylindrical body with sides tapering downwards; deep pushed-in bottom. On neck, one fine trail, applied as an elongated pad and wound twice round as two parallel lines; a second trail, farther down neck, wound round as one thicker overlapping line. Intact; a few bubbles and black impurities, especially in neck and rim, and numerous surface scratches of exterior of shoulder and side; some dulling, soil encrustation, brownish weathering, and iridescence. Tall, with threads on neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th century CE or later

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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