Tubular Bottle
Tubular Bottle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateMid to third Quarter of the 1st century
DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1319
Not on View
DescriptionClub-shaped body with straight cylindrical neck and flat mouth rim.
Very heavy translucent green glass with fine iridescence.
Thick glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Remains of circular scar on base, ca. 1.5 cm in diameter.
Rim folded outward/upward, inward, and flattened. Tall cylindrical neck with constriction at its base. Tall triangular body approximately half of total height. Base flattened.
CLASSIFICATION: Tubular unguentarium Class IA2.
Third quarter of first century
Probably third quarter of of first century
First half to third quarter of first century
First half to third quarter of first century
Probably Second half of First Century
possibly first century
Third quarter of first century
probably 2nd century
Probably mid -second to mid-third century
First half of first century
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