Bottle

Object Number:

86-35-64

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Roman

Provenience:

Mediterranean

Manufacture Location:

Syro-Palestine (uncertain)

Period:

Roman Period

Date Made:

100-299 AD

Early Date:

100

Late Date:

299

Section:

Mediterranean

Materials:

Glass

Technique:

Blown

Description:

Concave disk foot with pontil on base; elipsoid body; funnel-like neck/rim with spiralling thread covering surface; pair of triple-looped handles with "ribbons" trailing down sides.

Credit Line:

Gift of George and Henry J. Vaux

Other Number:

GL17 (Ancient Glass Project)

Other Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998)

Bibliography:

[Book] Fleming, Stuart J. 1999. Roman Glass (II): Reflections on Cultural Change. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 116, fig. E.50

[Article] Fleming, Stuart J. 1997. Late Roman Glass at the University of Pennsylvania Museum: A Photo Essay. Expedition. 39 (2): 25-41. : Page/Fig./Plate: 28/Fig. 9

[Article] Fleming, Stuart J. 1997. Late Roman Glass at the University of Pennsylvania Museum: A Photo Essay. Expedition. 39 (2): 25-41. : Page/Fig./Plate: 41/Fig. 31

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