Glass hexagonal bottle
| Title | Glass hexagonal bottle |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 25–50 CE 1st century |
| Medium | Glass |
| Classification | Glass |
| Origin | Roman Roman |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Glass hexagonal bottle” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 25–50 CE. It is executed in glass and classified as glass. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The period
Dated to ca. 25–50 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 1st century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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