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bottle

Object NameBottle

Made FromGlass

Date200-399

TechniqueMold-blown, reworked

SizeOverall H: 17.2 cm, Diam (max): 9.4 cm; Rim Diam: 2.9 cm

Accession Number71.1.10

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Place Made

Roman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean

Physical DescriptionTransparent olive green glass with purple streaks; mold-blown, two-part mold, rim reworked. Globular body; rim turned sharply downward, then upward, cracked off and ground; slender tubular neck, slightly constricted at bottom; narrow concave base. Mold-blown decoration on body; mold parts slightly different: (1) rosette with six heart-shaped petals with central rib, surrounded by continuous band of intersecting meander pattern (swastikas); (2) rosette with six oval petals with fleur-de-lys between each pair of petals, again surrounded by continuous band of intersecting meander pattern.
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