Glass heptagonal bottle

Unknown

ca. 3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent purple. Rim folded out, round, and in, with flattened upper surface; cylindrical, tapering neck, with tooled indent around base; pushed-in shoulder with rounded edges and corners; body with vertical side comprising seven flat panels; pushed-in bottom. Intact; many pinprick bubbles; heavily pitted and brilliant iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915