Glass bottle with indented side

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green. Everted, tubular rim, folded over and in; tall, slender neck with slightly concave profile; steeply sloping shoulder; side of body tapers downwards to outsplayed ridge around base; small, thick, diamond-shaped bottom with pontil scar. On body, four deep vertical indents, forming a roughly square shape in section with projecting, rounded corners. Intact; pinprick and some elongated bubbles, and glassy inclusions; faint dulling and iridescence on exterior, patches of thick soil encrustation and iridescent weathering on interior. Greenish, with indented sides.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917