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Bottle
Roman
Imperial Period
1st–3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass; free-blown
Dimensions
Height: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession Number61.1421
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBottle with projecting folded-in rim, cylindrical neck, pear-shaped body. iridescent blue-green glass.
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed in Egypt in the early 20th century, probably by Reginald Godfrey Peckitt, Esq, formerly of the Egyptian State Railways; by 1961: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection, 1826 24th Street, N.W., Washington 8, D.C.; gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt to MFA, December 13, 1961