Glass bottle

Unknown

4th–5th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green. Everted tubular rim, folded over and in; funnel-shaped mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; broad but squat body with maximum diameter above mid-point; concave bottom. Broken and repaired on one side of rim and mouth; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913