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Round Storage Bottle

Date 2nd to 4th century
Dimensions H. 14.2 cm, D. 7.2 cm
Accession Number 54.1.35 (CMOG)
Credit The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 309), formerly in the collection of I.C. Elston, Jr. (61). Gift of Mr. Elston.
Video Type full
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The use of full-size blowing molds in the manufacture of large Roman-period storage vessels is not always obvious. The video shows the slight overblow at the top of the mold that leaves a barely visible line below the vessel’s shoulder—the only “symptom” that betrays its use.

Video 30 The use of full-size blowing molds in the manufacture of large Roman-period storage vessels is not always obvious. The video shows the slight overblow at the top of the mold that leaves a barely visible line below the vessel’s shoulder—the only "symptom" that betrays its use.
Video 30 The use of full-size blowing molds in the manufacture of large Roman-period storage vessels is not always obvious. The video shows the slight overblow at the top of the mold that leaves a barely visible line below the vessel’s shoulder—the only "symptom" that betrays its use.
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