Carinated Bottle
Carinated Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); Max Diam: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1091
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is formed of thin glass, transparent with a natural pale green tint (near 5 G 7/2). Numerous small vertical linear bubbles are visible in the neck. The piece was free-blown and tooled, with no pontil mark. The rim is everted and folded inward. It has a tall cylindrical neck with a pronounced constriction at its base. The carinated body displays a complex profile occupying about two-fifths of the total height, and it stands on a flattened base.
Published ReferencesPuma R. D. de, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Roma, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 139, p. 153, no. 206, repr. (col.) fig. 106.
Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).
Probably First Half of Third Century
200-250 CE
3rd-4th century CE
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
Mid-first century
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