Hour Glass-Shaped Bottle
Hour Glass-Shaped Bottle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.763
Not on View
DescriptionThis transparent bottle has a natural pale green tint. It was free-blown and shows no pontil mark. The rim is unworked. The neck is tall, narrow, and cylindrical, transitioning smoothly into the gently sloping shoulder. The elongated body has a slender waist, with bulbous upper and lower sections that are widest at the middle.
4th century
2nd-3rd century CE
4th-5th century CE
Probably 4th century
Late 4th to early 5th century
Second to third quarter of 4th century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
6th century
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