Bulbous Bottle on Three Pinched Feet
Bulbous Bottle on Three Pinched Feet
Place of OriginRome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Rim Diam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam (body): 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1154
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Translucent to transparent dark blue.
Free-blown. No pontil mark. Feet pinched out from body.
Everted rim flattened and rounded in flame. Cylindrical neck with slight downward taper and tool mark at its base. Ovoid body. Three long vertical feet with flat toes bent outward.
5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
First century
2nd-3rd century CE
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