bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date300-499
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Syria
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 22.6 cm, W: , D: , Diam (max): 7.6 cm
Accession Number55.1.98
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionPale transparent bluish green, dull opaque red glass; blown, applied. Bottle with pear-shaped body. Rim plain, with rounded lip; neck tapers, then straightens at mid-point, and has slight bulge immediately above shoulder; wall curves in at bottom; base plain, with low kick; no pontil mark. Wall is decorated with marvered red trail dragged to resemble ten narrow swags, each with seven festoons. Neck is decorated with single narrow trail wound spirally in some 15 revolutions. Red glass is bubbly.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
about 300-50 BCE
1600-1699
probably 1850-1900
200-399
1850-1910
