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Lenticular Bottle
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Lenticular Bottle

Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1241
Not on View
DescriptionThe vessel is made of medium thin glass with a few small bubbles. It is transparent to translucent dark manganese-colored glass. The bottle was free-blown, with a round scar on the base measuring about 1.1 cm. The body is flattened on two sides. Frost marks and shallow impressions probably created by a wooden marver are visible on the surface. The rim is everted and folded outward, upward, and inward. The tall cylindrical neck has a constriction at its base. The circular body is flat-sided and makes up more than two-thirds of the vessel’s total height. The walls taper to a round base, which is shaped so that the vessel cannot stand upright on its own.

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