RG102
Roman light blue glass bottle with ribbed body and trailed neck.
4th ??? 6th century AD.
H. 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Missing minor part of trailing, otherwise perfect. Fine silvery patina.
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The bottle with piriform body with concave base, elongated cylindrical neck widening from its central part, and rounded rim.
The body is decorated with a set of vertical ribbing bordered on the lower part by a circular one. Glass trailing spirally wound around wider part of the neck.
Outstanding vessel with rare combination of color, ribbing and trailing.
For different bottles from the same period see:
Auth, S. H., Newark Museum, 1976, pp. 128-129.
Auth, S. H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum from the Eugene Schaefer Collection of Antiquities, Newark Museum, N. J., 1976.
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