Glass bottle shaped like a date

Unknown

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

Translucent yellowish brown. Thick, everted rim folded round and in, then tooled into a triangular mouth with spout; almost no neck; elongated body; uneven round bottom. One continuous mold seam around body. Body molded into the shape of a wrinckled date, with pattern of wavy ridges and hollows. Broken and repaired (some weathered edges to breaks), with two large holes in upper body; dulling, patches of creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917