Ovoid Bottle
Date: late 16th Century
Dimensions:
H: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); Max Diam: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.14 cm)
Medium: Glass
Place of Origin: Venice, Italy
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.774
DescriptionThin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark. Added thread.
Rim rounded in flame. Funnel neck with tool mark at its base. Ovoid body with greatest diameter below center. Irregular concave base.
On upper part of neck, eight and a half revolutions of thin thread traveled downward from left to right, on rim.
CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I C 1 a.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark. Added thread.
Rim rounded in flame. Funnel neck with tool mark at its base. Ovoid body with greatest diameter below center. Irregular concave base.
On upper part of neck, eight and a half revolutions of thin thread traveled downward from left to right, on rim.
CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I C 1 a.
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