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Square Storage Bottle

Date 1st to 2nd century A.D.
Dimensions H. 17.8 cm, W. 11.6 cm
Accession Number 70.1.38 (CMOG)
Credit The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 322), formerly in the collection of Mrs. Richard E. Shaffer.
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In this large, thick-walled square storage jar, the use of a full-size blowing mold is obvious: when molten glass is inflated, the resulting bubble is always spherical. The video shows a graphite mold; in antiquity, such a vessel would probably have been made of stone or terracotta.

Video 31 In this large, thick-walled, square storage jar, the use of a full-size blowing mold is obvious: when molten glass is inflated, the resulting bubble is always spherical. The video shows a graphite mold; in antiquity, such a vessel would probably have been made of stone or terracotta.
Video 31 In this large, thick-walled, square storage jar, the use of a full-size blowing mold is obvious: when molten glass is inflated, the resulting bubble is always spherical. The video shows a graphite mold; in antiquity, such a vessel would probably have been made of stone or terracotta.
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