bottle
Object NameBottle with Vessels
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; Syro-Palestine
TechniqueMold-blown, reworked
SizeOverall H: 8.7 cm, Diam (max): 3.6 cm
Accession Number62.1.17
Credit LineGift of Giorgio Sangiorgi
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Treasures in Glass
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionDeep blue, translucent glass; mold-blown: bottom of neck and body blown in mold with three vertical sections. Hexagonal bottle. Rim everted, with rounded lip made by folding up and in; neck cylindrical, with short vertical crimp at bottom; shoulder tapers, with rounded edge; wall bulges slightly, then tapers at bottom; base plain; no pontil mark. Decoration in prominent relief on shoulder and wall. On shoulder: six pointed arches, each containing one unidentified bulbous object. On wall: six rectangular panels divided by columns, each supporting sides of two arches on shoulder, and each with broad abacus and torus capital, plain shaft, and double torus base. In each panel, one vessel (from left to right): (1) tall jug with spout to left and handle to right; (2) bowl with wide mouth, two vertical handles extending from shoulder to rim, narrow stem, and foot; three rows of rounded objects (perhaps fruit) project above rim; (3) tall vessel with wide mouth, two short vertical handles on shoulder and foot; (4) bowl with wide mouth, tall fluted neck, wide body, stem and foot; two rows of rounded objects (perhaps more fruit) project above rim; (5) jug, similar to (1), but without spout; (6) tall vessel, similar to vessel in (3). Mold seams extend from top of shoulder above columns between panes 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1, down wall and across base, meeting in Y-shaped pattern with stem of Y belonging to seam between panels 4 and 5.Provenance
Source
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965) - 1962
