Glass lentoid bottle

Unknown

ca. 3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green. Everted rim, folded over and in, with flattened upper surface, forming slight constriction to mouth; cylindrical neck with tooled indents around base; disk-shaped, lentoid body with uneven flat sides and rounded edges; thick internal pad on bottom, with pontil scar. Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; slight dulling and soil encrustation, iridescence, and patches of brown weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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