Glass cylindrical bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, round, and in, with uneven upper surface, forming irregular, off-center, oval mouth; short, cylindrical, slanting neck, with deep, irregular tooling marks around base; rounded shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; pushed-in bottom, with trace of central pontil mark. Intact; pinprick bubbles; severe pitting and weathering, with brilliant iridescence and patches of thick enamel-like weathering on rim and neck, soil encrustation on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915