Glass hexagonal bottle 1st half of 1st century Roman Translucent cobalt folded out, round, and in; cylindrical neck, expanding at base to join convex curving shoulder; hexagonal body with sides expanding downwards, then cup-shaped below; low oval base with protruding rounded edge and uneven, slightly indented bottom. Mold seams run from shoulder, down sides, and meet off-center on in three registers: on shoulder, six pointed arches, each containing an unidentified, large dome-shaped object; on body, six rectangular panels, each framed at sides with columns, comp
Glass hexagonal bottle 1st half of 1st century Roman Translucent cobalt folded out, round, and in; cylindrical neck, expanding at base to join convex curving shoulder; hexagonal body with sides expanding downwards, then cup-shaped below; low oval base with protruding rounded edge and uneven, slightly indented bottom. Mold seams run from shoulder, down sides, and meet off-center on in three registers: on shoulder, six pointed arches, each containing an unidentified, large dome-shaped object; on body, six rectangular panels, each framed at sides with columns, complete with capital and base; in the panels in high relief, six vessels, each of different shape and function; above the base, fillets suspended from below the center of each panel, enclosing alternating larger and smaller fruit with knobbly surfaces, each hanging below a ; bubbles and blowing striations; patches of thick creamy brown weathering and brilliant panels are decorated with a series of six vessels: a spouted jug with high handle to right; a footed bowl with wide neck and two loop handles at sides, topped with knobbly objects, probably fruit; a wide-bellied vessel on a tall pedestal base with two loop handles on the shoulder; a footed bowl with tall cylindrical neck with vertical grooves, topped with fruit; a jug with round rim and high handle to right; a wide-bellied vessel on a pedestal base with two handles on sides of upper Glass hexagonal bottle 247469
Size: 3791px × 3792px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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