Glass aryballos (oil bottle)

1st–3rd century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale green; handles in same color.
Collared rim folded out, down, round, and up, and flattened on top, with projecting outer flange; short cylindrical neck; globular body; rounded bottom; two small handles applied to top of body in round pads, drawn up, and trailed on to neck and underside of rim.
Intact; some bubbles and a few black impurities, with pitted and scratched surface on bottom; one patch of pitting on body, and faint iridescent weathering.

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Title: Glass aryballos (oil bottle)
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
Object Number: 81.10.257
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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