Piriform Bottle with Double Convex Wall
Piriform Bottle with Double Convex Wall
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Rim Diam: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); Body Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1123
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Description
This small glass bottle was made in the 1st to 2nd century CE. It is pale green with tiny bubbles in the glass. The rim is folded and flattened, and the neck narrows above a body that curves inward at the middle, creating a double convex shape. The base is slightly uneven.
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
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