Spherical Bottle
Spherical Bottle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestine
Date1st-2nd Century CE
DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.15 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Body Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
MediumFree blown; tooled; trailed decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.506
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DescriptionThis small, dark blue bottle was made in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Roman era. A white glass thread was wound around the body in a spiral and melted into the surface
1st-2nd Century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Probably early third century
Late fourth to late fifth century
Sixth to early seventh century
Sixth to early seventh century
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