Squat Bulbous Bottle
Squat Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
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
DescriptionThin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green tint. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.1 cm, over reamer mark.
Rim irregularly folded outward, upward, and inward. Tubular neck with slight downward taper and curved transition to shoulder. Near horizontal shoulder. Squat bulbous body with greatest diameter below middle. Kicked base.
3rd-4th century CE
Fourth century
4th-5th century CE
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
1st century CE
Fourth century
3rd-4th century CE
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
1st century CE
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