Bottle
1st-2nd century CE
Description
Intact bottle in transparent blue-green glass. Short, square body; cylindrical neck; wide, flat shoulder; applied handle. Classification: C. Isings, Roman Glass from Dated Finds (Djakarta: Groningen, 1957), form 50A
Dimensions
6.4 x 6.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
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