bottle
Object NameBottle Shaped Like Barrel
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Syro-Palestine
TechniqueMold-blown, applied
SizeOverall H: 8.4 cm; Rim Diam: 2.3 cm; Body L: 5.9 cm
Accession Number74.1.21
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight blue opaque; mold-blown (lower neck and body blown in mold with two vertical parts; applied (handles). Bottle shaped like barrel, with two handles. Rim folded out, up, and in; neck cylindrical; body egg-shaped, with greatest diameter immediately below neck; each side has low circular boss or indistinct rosette at extremity, and nine concentric circular ribs, which are faint near extremity and more prominent toward center. Continuous vertical mold seam in form of additional rib, extends from lower neck round body and back to lower neck. Two opposed handles, each with two ribs, dropped onto upper body, drawn up, out, and in, and attached to neck just below mid-point.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
1-99
about 1200-1299
800-999
about 1100-1299
