Glass bottle

Unknown

4th–5th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handles and trails in translucent deep turquoise blue, streaked with dark red. Thick rim folded over and in; cylindrical neck, tapering downwards and tooled in at base; elongated, slender piriform body; large tubular base ring made by folding; almost flat bottom with central pontil scar; two rod handles applied as long trails on sides of body, drawn up to just below junction with neck, then drawn out, up, and in as loops, pressed onto lower part of neck over trail and trailed off above. The handle trails are decorated with numerous, irregular, tooled notches; a trail applied under rim and wound around three times; another trail wound horizontally 1½ times around lower part of neck. Intact; some bubbles, black impurities, and blowing striations; slight weathering and iridescence on exterior, creamy white weathering and iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Syrian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Museum Accession