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Feather-Light Purple Bottle

Date 1st century A.D.
Dimensions H. 9.4 cm, D. 5.6 cm
Accession Number 50.1.14 (CMOG)
Credit The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 203). Formerly in the collection of Steuben Glass.
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Arguably one of the earliest vessels made by glassblowing in The Corning Museum of Glass, this bottle seems nearly weightless in the hand. The video shows the use of a tiny gather of glass to make the vessel.

Video 5 Arguably one of the earliest vessels made by glassblowing in The Corning Museum of Glass, this bottle seems nearly weightless in the hand. The video shows the use of a tiny gather of glass to make the vessel.
Video 5 Arguably one of the earliest vessels made by glassblowing in The Corning Museum of Glass, this bottle seems nearly weightless in the hand. The video shows the use of a tiny gather of glass to make the vessel.
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