Glass globular bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent light purple. Collared rim, folded out, down, round, and up, forming a thick flange around top of neck, then everted horizontally, with rounded lip and flat top surface; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards, with horizontal tooled indent around base; concave shoulder; globular body; concave bottom. Intact; pinprick and some larger bubbles, blowing striations, and a few black impurities; dulling and faint iridescent weathering. Large, violet bottle with round body, slender neck, and heavy rim.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917