bottle

Object NameBottle

Made FromGlass

Date200-399

Place MadeRoman Empire

Techniqueblown, trailed, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 22.2 cm; Top of Wall Diam: 12.3 cm

Accession Number92.1.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

VENINI - Glass and Design in a World Perspective

Roman Glass from The Corning Museum of Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent olive green, with many small bubbles and one large, elongated bubble; blown; trail applied to rim, which was finished at furnace; lip subsequently ground and polished. Bottle: cylindrical. Rim folded outward to form horizontal flange, with original lip removed by grinding and polishing; short neck which flares toward bottom; sloping shoulder with rounded edge; wall almost straight, tapering slightly and curving inward at bottom; base plain, with small kick; pontil mark. Single trail wound one and one-quarter times around underside of rim. Prominent blowing spirals.
Provenance

Source Marilyn MacGregor - 1992-06-11