Skip to main content
Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
MediumMold-blown glass
DimensionsOverall (Height): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Neck (Diam.): 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Side(s) (Approx.): 1 5/16 × 2 5/8 in. (3.3 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.71
Not on view
DescriptionPink translucent glass with surface varying from purple to blue and yellow. Cylindrical neck; body flattened to form four almost exactly equal rectangular faces. Bottom flat. Similar types referred to as "Mercury" bottles. Neck and mouth missing
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass: The Hamilton College Collection," March 5- April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 14).
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass: The Hamilton College Collection," March 5- April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 14).
Provenance
During or before 1913: Excavated near Tyre
1913: Edward S. Burgess, by purchase
1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
1913: Edward S. Burgess, by purchase
1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References
ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, 1988), 12.
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 4th century CE
Medium: Mold-blown glass
Object number: 1929.74
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 2nd-3rd century CE
Medium: Mold-blown glass
Object number: 1929.70
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 2nd-4th century CE
Medium: Mold-blown glass
Object number: 1929.72
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 4th century CE
Medium: Mold-blown glass
Object number: 1929.73
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: possibly 3rd century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.79
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 4th century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.104
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 3rd-4th century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.91
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 2nd-3rd century
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 2015.6.43