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COLEM:1930.189

Colchester Collections

bottle, cylindrical bottle, cremation vessel

This squat, cylindrical bottle (form G1) of clear blue-green glass, was discovered in the area of Roman Colchester’s north cemetery. It had been reused as a cremation vessel. It dates to the first to second century AD.Colchester Museums curate one of the best collections of Roman glass in the country, especially of the first century AD thanks to Boudica’s rebellion and destruction of the town. The Romans used glass to manufacture a huge range of objects, from bottles, bowls and bath flasks, to hairpins, gaming counters and even windowpanes. In the early period glass vessels were imported into Britain but, from the second half of the first century AD, glass was also made here. The development of glass blowing techniques meant that certain items could be produced cheaply and in large quantities. Glass is often thought to be rare from the Roman world, because it is so fragile, but the main reason for its rarity is because it was recycled throughout the Roman period.

1943 - 0199

Roman

glass, bone

approx height: 215.00 mm

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