Bottle
Bottle

Currently not on view

Bottle,

late 3rd–4th century CE

Roman Imperial to Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
y1930-362

Information

Title
Bottle
Dates

late 3rd–4th century CE

Medium
Transparent light green glass
Dimensions
h. 16.2 cm., diam. rim 4.5 cm., diam. base 5 cm. (6 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1930-362
Place Made

Levant

Description
Fire-polished rim, partly rounded, partly folded inward, very unevenly. Long cylindrical neck with a tooling mark at its base; sloping shoulder; squat, globular body with slightly concave bottom, bearing scratches of use.
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
bottles
Materials
free-blown glass
Techniques
engraving (incising)
Subject
glassblowing

Provenance unknown; part of the Old Collection; with the Museum by at least 1930

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