Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle
Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle
Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle
Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle
Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle

Roman Period Blue Glass Bottle

SKU: HQ.0118

Origin: Jordan
Circa: 1st Century AD to 3rd Century AD
Dimensions: 3.75" Height x 1.5" Width (9.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Medium: Glass

This exquisite tall blue glass jar features an elegant elongated body with a gently sloping shoulder and a broad, offset, slightly flared rim. Stunning lavenders and blues are highlighted by the layered iridescence creating a subtle prismatic effect.

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with Khalil Iskander Shahin Antiquities, Jurusalem. Frank Isbey Estate, Midwest USA, acquired in 1965 from the above. Thence by descent

Intact and in fine condition. With heavy earthen and mineral encrustations on the interior and mouth of rim and neck. Layered iridescence to the body throughout with minor
deposits.

Glass bottles, such as this beautiful example, were used as containers for ointments, powders, balms, and other expensive liquids associated with the toilet, especially perfumes. The small mouth of the bottle is ideal for slow, careful pouring, while glass was preferred for holding liquids, due to its non-porous, non-absorbent nature. Glass vessels are found frequently at Hellenistic, Roman and Levantine sites, and the liquids that filled them would have been gathered from all corners of the expansive Roman Empire.

With Authentication Letter from the Curator of the Palestinian Archeological Museum, 1965.

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