Ovoid Bottle on Foot
Ovoid Bottle on Foot
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 7 5/16 in. (18.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.643
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass bottle classified as Bottle II A 2 h. The glass is transparent dark blue with a few small bubbles and black specks. The rim is rounded in flame, forming a flaring mouth. The tubular neck curves into a shoulder that slopes to an ovoid body tapering downward. The base is pushed in with a hollow tubular base ring that forms a hollow stem. There is no pontil mark.
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably late 3rd to mid-4th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably late 3rd to mid-4th century CE
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