{"product_id":"blue-green-glass-bottles-from-roman-britain-square-and-other-prismatic-forms-9781803277431","title":"Blue\/Green Glass Bottles from Roman Britain: Square and Other Prismatic Forms","description":"\u003cp\u003eSquare blue-green glass bottles became a familiar sight across the Roman Empire from the AD 60s, yet their broken remains have often been difficult to date. H. E. M. Cool begins with something easily missed: the patterns moulded into their bases. By sorting these designs and comparing their appearance over time, she can follow changes in the bottles' shapes, sizes and capacities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe patterns also raise questions about how the vessels moved. Similar bases found in different provinces were once taken mainly as signs of long-distance trade, but Cool argues that the movements of Roman military units may better explain much of their distribution, with many bottles probably made locally. Their capacities suggest a further possibility: that they were widely used to hold household oil. From ordinary fragments of glass, the book builds a much more detailed picture of Roman production and everyday consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archaeopress Archaeology","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67696902045830,"sku":"9781803277431","price":145.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/9199\/6550\/files\/aevum-c6-9781803277431-cover.jpg?v=1792040045","url":"https:\/\/aevumbooks.com\/products\/blue-green-glass-bottles-from-roman-britain-square-and-other-prismatic-forms-9781803277431","provider":"Aevum Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}