Bulbous Bottle with Indentations
Bulbous Bottle with Indentations
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Body Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1149
Not on View
DescriptionVery thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent decolorized glass.
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Rim unworked. Cylindrical neck. Bulbous body. Base flattened with slight depression in center.
On body, five irregularly spaced elongated indentations.
Fourth century
Late fourth to early fifth century
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Fourth century
3rd-4th century CE
2nd Century CE
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