Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
54.1.53
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7 cm, Diam (max): 4.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1-99
Credit Line: 
Gift of I. C. Elston, Jr.
Primary Description: 
Translucent blue glass with many small bubbles; blown. Squat ovoid shape body; rim outsplayed and unevenly folded upward and inward; tubular neck with slight constriction near bottom, below which it splays; sloping shoulder; convex side curving in at bottom; flat base; no pontil mark.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Elston, I. C. Jr., Source
1954-09-07
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
Translucent blue
Technique: 
blown

Publications (7)

The Aroma of Righteousness: Scent and Seduction in Rabbinic Life and Literature (2011) illustrated, p. 44;
Extending Exhibits in the Museum Store (2003) illustrated, p. 36; BIB# AI57824
Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One (1997) p. 126, #197; p. 343, #197; BIB# 58895
Seasons Greetings from Sherry-Lehmann (1990/11) illustrated, p. 44; BIB# 90994
A Short History of Glass (1990 edition) (1990) illustrated, p. 24, #10; p. 23; BIB# 33211
Stained Glass: Jewels of Light (1988) illustrated, p. 22; BIB# 59584
A Short History of Glass (1980 edition) (1980) illustrated, p. 20, #10; BIB# 21161