bottle
Object NameBottle with Greek Inscription
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Asia Minor
TechniqueBlown, wheel-abraded
SizeOverall H: 10.2 cm, Diam (max): 7.4 cm
Accession Number72.1.4
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Roman Glass from The Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGreenish colorless glass with few very small bubbles; blown, wheel-abraded. Globular shape, with tapering neck, rim unworked; short neck which expands slightly towards body, with constriction at bottom; slightly concave base; no pontil mark; wheel abraded decoration: on neck, two horizontal bands, one below rim and other at mid-point; on body, four bands of decoration, from top to bottom: five groups of two or three short transverse slashes; lattice; Greek inscription in capital letters with double lines and prominent serifs: EYTYXI ("Good fortune"); short transverse slashes.Provenance
Source
Gawain McKinley
(British, 1945-1996) - 1972
