3rd-4th century AD. A bulbous blue glass bottle with iridescent marbling, dimple base, tubular neck, flared rim. Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 315. 106 grams, 93mm (3 3/4"). From the private collection of Jon Lawton, Surrey, UK; ex Rizzi collection; acquired in the 1970s; accompanied by a copy of the collector’s notes. Fine condition.