Squat Bulbous Bottle
Squat Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Rim Diam: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.810
Not on View
DescriptionThis squat bulbous bottle was made from thin glass. The fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The glass is transparent with a natural green tint, but the exact color cannot be determined due to weathering. The vessel was free-blown and tooled, with a pontil mark approximately 1.1 cm wide over a reamer mark. The rim is irregularly folded outward, upward, and inward. The tubular neck has a slight downward taper and a curved transition to a near horizontal shoulder. The squat bulbous body reaches its greatest diameter below the middle. The base is kicked.
3rd-4th century CE
4th century
mid-4th to mid-5th century
2nd Century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
4th century
4th century
4th century
4th century
First half of the 1st century CE
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