Double Convex Bottle
Double Convex Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/16 in. (6.3 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1148
Not on View
Description
This bottle has a narrow neck and a body shaped with two rounded sections. It was made from yellow-green glass using free-blown techniques in the 1st or 2nd century CE. The glass shows signs of weathering.
1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Second half of 4th century
1st-2nd century CE
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