Piriform Bottle with Solid Base
Piriform Bottle with Solid Base
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1134
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown; no trace of pontil mark.
Everted rim, folded outward, upward, and inward. Concave neck with curved transition to shoulder. Piriform body. Concave base.
CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 26.
1st century CE
1st-2nd century CE
2nd Century
1st century CE
1st century CE
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