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Source Description
This Roman glass bottle was blown rather than being formed around a clay core, as were the earlier Egyptian examples. Invented around 50 BC in the region of Syria and Palestine, the technique of blowing glass revolutionized glassmaking.
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Document identity
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21452
label
Bottle with Trailed Decoration
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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21452
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Bottle with Trailed Decoration
description
This Roman glass bottle was blown rather than being formed around a clay core, as were the earlier Egyptian examples. Invented around 50 BC in the region of Syria and Palestine, the technique of blowing glass revolutionized glassmaking.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-5th century (Roman-Late Antique)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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bottles
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
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glass, blown; trailed decoration
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6191
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ROM
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454
2003
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7aba48ebfd299b2a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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9fa6f94e424c44ea
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no
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no