A common form in Roman-period glass, sprinkler bottles, also known as dropper flasks, are decorated in a variety of ways. Here, pincers having a waffle-like pattern embossed on their working surfaces are used to create ribs. The video shows both the making of the characteristic constriction at the base of the neck and the decoration process.
Waffle-Ribbed Sprinkler Bottle
Date | 3rd to 4th century |
Dimensions | H. 8.3 cm, D. 6.1 cm |
Collection Link | https://glasscollection.cmog.org/objects/59226 |
Accession Number | 52.1.64 (CMOG) |
Credit | The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 1155). |
Video Type | short |