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The Museum has more than 200 pieces of Roman glass, from 50 B.C. to A.D. 400. On the left is a Roman cinerary urn from the 1st century A.D. The unusually shaped bottle on the right is one of several in the Museum's collection that were uncovered in the 1890s during excavations at Boscoreale near Pompeii, Italy. Like Pompeii, the Boscoreale villas were overwhelmed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The cobalt blue color is original. However, the iridescence is due to changes that occurred after it became buried in volcanic ash.
A103732, A109999/FM24606, FM24581
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