Bottle
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureRoman
Date1st century-2nd century
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Base: 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (6.5 x 6.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Base: 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (6.5 x 6.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6799
Not on view
DescriptionSquare bottle of mold blown greenish-blue glass. Thick round rim infolded and flattened. Plain round 1.75" high neck. Multi-ribbed angular broad handle from shoulder top to below rim. Topped with an applied diagonal ribbon of glass (sort of thumb rest), the end of which is gone. The square bottom has four corner dots and four (all nicked) dots irregularly placed in the center surrounded by two concentric rings.Published ReferencesCorning _Journal of Glass Studies_, VIII, 1966, pg. 26-40, "Roman Square Bottles".
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Roland Jahn
ca. 1850
late 19th-early 20th c.