Learning through objects from the Islington Education Library Service’s handling collection
Bottles, Ancient Rome, Originals
The bottles are made out of clay, and have been hand thrown. Their size gives an indication of what they might have contained - they are too small for food so it is likely that they were used for oil, or precious liquids such as perfume.
The first bottle has a small base, and a lozenge shaped container. The shape of the container blends into a long neck with a broken lip. The length of the neck made is easy to control the flow of the liquid out of the bottle. The second bottle has a round container, a shorter neck and an equally broken lip. A crude handle has been hand made and attached to the bottle for ease of pouring. The differing shapes of the bottles may have been a way of identifying what they contained, either on the dressing table, or in the kitchen.
The bottles are fired, but neither glazed nor decorated. The bottle with the longer neck has been more carefully made, the rounder bottle is quite uneven, and the base is wobbly and not completely flat. More sophisticated perfume bottles were made out of glass.
The first bottle has a small base, and a lozenge shaped container. The shape of the container blends into a long neck with a broken lip. The length of the neck made is easy to control the flow of the liquid out of the bottle. The second bottle has a round container, a shorter neck and an equally broken lip. A crude handle has been hand made and attached to the bottle for ease of pouring. The differing shapes of the bottles may have been a way of identifying what they contained, either on the dressing table, or in the kitchen.
The bottles are fired, but neither glazed nor decorated. The bottle with the longer neck has been more carefully made, the rounder bottle is quite uneven, and the base is wobbly and not completely flat. More sophisticated perfume bottles were made out of glass.
Tall Bottle Height:14cm
Tall Bottle Height:14cm
The bottles are made out of clay, and have been hand thrown. Their size gives an indication of what they might have contained - they are too small for food so it is likely that they were used for oil, or precious liquids such as perfume.
The first bottle has a small base, and a lozenge shaped container. The shape of the container blends into a long neck with a broken lip. The length of the neck made is easy to control the flow of the liquid out of the bottle. The second bottle has a round container, a shorter neck and an equally broken lip. A crude handle has been hand made and attached to the bottle for ease of pouring. The differing shapes of the bottles may have been a way of identifying what they contained, either on the dressing table, or in the kitchen.
The bottles are fired, but neither glazed nor decorated. The bottle with the longer neck has been more carefully made, the rounder bottle is quite uneven, and the base is wobbly and not completely flat. More sophisticated perfume bottles were made out of glass.
The first bottle has a small base, and a lozenge shaped container. The shape of the container blends into a long neck with a broken lip. The length of the neck made is easy to control the flow of the liquid out of the bottle. The second bottle has a round container, a shorter neck and an equally broken lip. A crude handle has been hand made and attached to the bottle for ease of pouring. The differing shapes of the bottles may have been a way of identifying what they contained, either on the dressing table, or in the kitchen.
The bottles are fired, but neither glazed nor decorated. The bottle with the longer neck has been more carefully made, the rounder bottle is quite uneven, and the base is wobbly and not completely flat. More sophisticated perfume bottles were made out of glass.
