Glass square bottle

Glass square bottle

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Translucent light blue, with same color handle. Rim folded out, over, and in, and pressed into top of mouth, with slightly beveled top surface; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; shoulder with rounded, sloping corners; slightly uneven, vertical sides, with slight downward taper; flat bottom; strap handle, with thick ribs on either side, attached to shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned in an acute angle and trailed onto neck. Molded decoration on bottom comprising five concentric rings and central dot in relief. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; slight dulling and faint iridescence on exterior, with small patches of encrustation around neck and handle; areas of weathering and brilliant iridescence on interior.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.