Spherical Bottle
Spherical Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Body Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1143
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DescriptionThis small bottle from the 1st century CE is made of amber-colored glass. It has a rounded shape with a long neck and a carefully folded rim. The bottle was shaped by blowing and tooling the hot glass, and its base curves slightly inward.
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
1st-2nd century CE
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