Glass bottle

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent blue green; handles and trails in same color.
Rounded rim; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck; narrow sloping shoulder; tall, cylindrical body with slightly convex side; thick rounded bottom with deep pontil scar; two handles applied in pads to edge of shoulder, drawn up and outwards, then turned down and trailed onto neck above trail decoration.
A horizontal trail wound once around underside of mouth; another horizontal trail wound once around lower part of neck; on body; thirty-two faint vertical or slightly wavy ribs, formed by dip mold.
Intact; pinprick bubbles, and a few black impurities in handles; dulling and creamy brown weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Glass bottle, Glass, Roman

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