bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date1-199
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniqueold blown, lathe-cut
SizeOverall H: 20.1 cm; Shoulder Diam: 6.6 cm
Accession Number74.1.15
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, apparently with greenish tinge; blown, perhaps in open mold; lathe-cut. Tall, slender bottle; rim ground flat; tubular neck, wider at bottom than at top; wall tapers then splays toward bottom giving smooth concave profile; entire vessel lathe-cut, leaving four pairs of horizontal ribs: on neck, 1.8 cm. below rim; at bottom of shoulder; on body, 7.7 cm. and 3.1 cm. above bottom; on body, upper pair of ribs has single rib above and below; lower part of neck and upper part of shoulder cut to form collar; area between collar and bottom of shoulder cut in two distinct bands; transition from wall to base highlighted by lathe-cut groove; flat base; no pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Gawain McKinley
(British, 1945-1996) - 1974-10-09
