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Gallery Of Glass For Sale - Roman and Other Ancient Glass - Mould-blown Vessels

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Small Square Bottle 058 (base 5.0cm square)  Price £25 each

We do not make Small Square Bottles to order - these are individual vessels that are in stock and can be purchased as seen.

Mould blown glass was extremely common throughout the Roman Empire.

Relatively simple vessels such as the range of prismatic bottles were made using smooth-sided stone moulds with interchangeable base design pieces.

The mould-blown square and hexagonal bottles represent Roman container ware, used for the transportation and storage of household goods, (liquids such as wine, vinegar, fish sauce, oils, etc.).

Square bottles are a very common shape found all over the Empire from the 1st to the 3rd centuries AD. They are found in large numbers on settlement and cemetery sites throughout the Roman world.

The bases of these bottles are usually decorated with patterns in relief. There are many variations, the exact significance of which is still not fully understood. They may be makers' marks, owners' marks, or relate to the original contents of the bottle. We have chosen to reproduce both some of the more common and most interesting patterns.

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