Piriform Bottle
Piriform Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date2nd-3rd century CE
DimensionsH: 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Body Diam: 5 1/2 in. (14.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.751
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined becuase of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Collar rim, rounded in flame with slight cut-out below. Tall funnel neck with slight bulge above constriction at its base. Sloping shoulder. Piriform body. Flat base with depression in center.
CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I C 5 a.
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
Early to mid-4th century
4th-5th century CE
4th-5th century CE
Second half of sixth to early seventh century
Probably Second or Early Third Century
Probably Second or Early Third Century
3rd-4th century CE
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