55. Roman marbled spouted bottle, 1st century AD
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Free-blown from thick, translucent, dark purple and opaque white marbled glass. The squat body has a wide shoulder, indentation to the base, and a tall neck with diagonally angled spout....
Free-blown from thick, translucent, dark purple
and opaque white marbled glass. The squat
body has a wide shoulder, indentation to the
base, and a tall neck with diagonally angled
spout. Intact, a pressure crack on the lower
part of the body, some wear to the surface.
Provenance
Private collection, Scotland; acquired mid-late 20th century
Literature
For an example of aubergine and white marbled body compare V. Arveiller-Dulong and M-D Nenna, Les Verres Antiques du Musée du Louvre, Vol.II (Paris, 2005), no.820