Glass bottle shaped like a date

mid-1st–early 2nd century CE
Not on view
Translucent yellowish brown, appearing darker around bottom.
Uneve, everted rim folded round and flattened into mouth; cylindrical neck with concave sides; elongated body, lentoid in cross section; round, thick-walled bottom. One continuous mold seam around body.
Body molded into the shape of a wrinckled date, with pattern of long wavy ridges and hollows.
Broken and repaired around upper body, with hole on one sdie; dulling, pitting, patches of whitish weathering, and iridescence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass bottle shaped like a date
  • Period: Mid Imperial
  • Date: mid-1st–early 2nd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown in a two-part mold
  • Dimensions: H.: 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in. (8.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.237
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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