# Bottle

- By: Ancient Roman
- Date: 2nd-3rd century
- Medium: Glass, blown technique
- Classification: Vessel
- Dimensions: 12.2 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Syria
- Credit line: Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/62106)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/90a31243-4b6e-4014-23dc-7cc41f6c955b/full/!1733,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Iridescent Glass The iridescent sheen on this bottle, an artificially created effect sought after by 19th-century glassmaking innovators such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, was not actually intended by or known to their makers. Because of their association with luxury and precious oils and perfumes, these vessels were often buried with their owners in tombs, the chemical conditions of which, over time, have caused the surfaces to deteriorate, resulting in the shimmering, often opalescent, hues that appeal to the modern eye.

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