bottle
Object NameToilet Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
Techniqueapplied, marvered, inflated, fire-polished
SizeOverall H: 14.3 cm, Diam (max): 3.1 cm
Accession Number59.1.89
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent purple and opaque white glasses; white trail applied to purple gather, which was marvered, then inflated. Bottle: cylindrical body, tapering at top and bottom. Rim everted, with fire-polished lip; neck narrow, cylindrical, splaying at bottom; sloping shoulder; wall curves inward at bottom; pointed base (restored with flattened bottom); no pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
