Miniature Double-Headed Glass Bottle from the Collection of the National Museum in Prague

• Authors: Svobodová Helena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The discovery that glass can be blown occurred sometime before the middle of the 1st century AD. Soon afterwards, the blowpipe was invented. The oldest blown glass was free blown; then another technique emerged which gave the object an exact shape: glass blowing into a mold. In the 1st century AD, the mold-blown vessels are produced in such quantities and in such a variety of shapes and colors that they greatly surpass production in the later period. By blowing glass into a mold, not only tableware was made but also small vessels used for scented ointments and especially perfume oils, which is also the case for a small vessel from the collection of the National Museum H10–2940 (figs. 1–2). The oldest janiform vessel, dating from the second half of the 1st century AD, was found in Vigorovea in northern Italy; this type was made until the 4th century AD. The small bottle from the National Museum comes from a very worn mold, so it can be dated only approximately, but based on similarities with other vessels it was probably made in the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

Keywords

EN

Glass; mold-blown glass; janiform flask

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 197-204

Contributors

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Svobodová Helena