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Description: | A short-ridged handle is attached to the conical body of this Roman glass bottle, which was found in Cyprus. The original greenish-yellow colour of the glass can be seen best on the neck and handle. This colour was probably made by adding antimony and lead to the glass mix. All of the glass in this collection is Roman, of the first or second century AD. The great majority of the items were found in Cyprus and came to the museum in April 1888 as part of Lord Brassey's 'Cretan' donation. The vessels were blown into shape, this technique having been discovered in the first century BC. The manufacture of glass itself was first discovered in Egypt or Syria and dates back to at least 2500BC. The lustre apparent in some of the items results from burial and atmospheric change.
Bottle, greenish-yellow glass, conical with circular base and tapering sides and short ridged handle | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Roman period Archaeology | Temporal: | 0001 - 0200 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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