Glass cylindrical bottle

Unknown

late 1st–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless. Rim folded out, down, round, and in, flattened on top surface and forming a slight constriction to mouth with off-center oval opening; short cylindrical neck with tooling marks around base; slanting shoulder with rounded lower edge; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; pushed-in bottom. Intact; severe weathering and pitting, with areas of creamy white weathering and brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1912