Glass jar in the shape of a bunch of grapes

Unknown

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

Translucent greenish yellow. Rim folded out, over, and in, then flattened into mouth; funnel neck; hollow projecting roll above shoulder collar; ovoid body; low cylindrical base, with concave bottom. Pontil scar at center of bottom. Body blown into a three-part mold of two vertical sections, extending from base to shoulder, and a disk-shaped base section. On body, a pattern of stylized grapes comprising ten interlocking rows of twenty-one hemispherical knobs, and two small leaves, pointing downwards and with a central vertical ridge, opposite each other and centered between the mold seams; on the bottom, three concentric narrow circles. Intact; bubbles, blowing striations, and some black impurities; faint iridescence. Yellow jar with hollow roll around neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Palestinian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915