Squat Bulbous Bottle
Squat Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.809
Not on View
DescriptionThe bottle is free-blown and tooled. It is made of thin glass with visible blowing spirals and small black specks. The fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The glass is transparent and decolored, but the exact color cannot be determined due to weathering. The rim is rolled inward. The tall tubular neck has a slight downward taper with a curved transition to a near horizontal shoulder. The squat bulbous body has its greatest diameter above the middle. The base is kicked and retains a pontil mark approximately 1.2 cm wide, over a reamer mark.
3rd-4th century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Fourth century
3rd-4th century CE
Second to third quarter of fourth century CE
Fourth century
3rd-4th century CE
Possibly fourth century
3rd-4th century
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