A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. (Irish) Drop after drop fills the bottle. (Spanish) You can’t put new wine in old bottles....

Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. Dated 16th century. From Iran. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Chinese ding-ware porcelain bottle (far left) with iron-tinted pigment under a transparent colorless glaze, 11th century, Song Dynasty A...