Ribbon Glass Bottle

Object Name: 
Ribbon Glass Bottle

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Object Name: 
Ribbon Glass Bottle
Place Made: 
Italy
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
59.1.90
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12.2 cm, Diam: 7.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1-99
Primary Description: 
Translucent amethyst, translucent yellow-brown and translucent greenish-blue canes, all with opaque white streaks; also translucent yellow-brown and opaque white rods; blown from bubble of ribbon glass (see REMARKS). Short everted rim with flat top; tall, slender neck which tapers slightly towards bottom; pear-shaped body; narrow base, slightly concave; no pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
amethyst
yellow
brown
green
blue
opaque white glass
Technique: 
glassblowing
hot-working
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (4)

Glass of the Caesars
Venue(s)
British Museum 1987-11-18 through 1988-03-06
Romisch-Germanisches Museum 1988-04-15 through 1988-10-18
Musei Capitolini 1988-11-03 through 1989-01-31
Corning Museum of Glass
Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15
 
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Venue(s)
Kurpfalzischen Museum 1952-11 through 1953
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith
Venue(s)
Museum Dahlem 1951-09 through 1951-11
 

Publications (3)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One (1997) pp. 39-40, #34; p. 327, #34; BIB# 58895
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957) illustrated, pp. 90-91, #150; BIB# 27315
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith (Museum Dahlem) (1951) p. 6 (#11); BIB# 31796