Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
62.1.52
Dimensions: 
Overall H (max): 15.8 cm, Diam (max): 9.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
300-499
Credit Line: 
Gift of George D. Macbeth
Primary Description: 
Pale yellowish green, transparent; body blown in dip mold, then inflated to full size. Bottle: globular. Rim plain, with uneven, rounded lip; neck funnel-shaped, straightening at bottom; base plain, with low kick; no pontil mark. Body decorated with continuous band of 23 faint vertical ribs.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Macbeth, George D. (1892-1968), Source
1962
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
Pale yellowish green, transp.
Technique: 
body blown in dip mold, then inflated to full size

Publications (6)

Extending Exhibits in the Museum Store (2003) illustrated, p. 37; BIB# AI57824
Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Two (2001) illustrated, pp. 121-122, pl. 623; 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