Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Roman Empire (if Roman)
Western Europe (if Frankish)
Accession Number: 
54.1.97
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 28.1 cm, Diam (max): 6.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
300-575
Primary Description: 
Light green, transparent; mold-blown. Bottle: cylindrical. Mouth shaped like funnel, with rounded, somewhat thickened rim; neck cylindrical, wider at bottom than at top; shoulder rounded, with slight overhand; wall vertical; base plain, with kick shaped like dome; pontil mark roughly circular (D: 1.8 cm). Glass is very bubbly, with bubbles up to 1.8 cm long.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Komor, Mathias, Source
1954-11-16
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
light green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (1)

2000 Years - The Evolution of the Glass Wine Bottle
Venue(s)
Wine Museum of San Francisco 1978-05 through 1979-08

Publications (4)

Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants (2010) illustrated, p. 115, #16; BIB# 115588
Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles and Techniques (2005) illustrated, p. 48; BIB# 99164
Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques (2005) illustrated, p. 48; BIB# 79754
Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One (1997) pp. 181-182, #320; p. 356, #320; BIB# 58895