Piriform Bottle
Piriform Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Body Diam: 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1157
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Blowing spirals. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural pale green (10 G 6/2).
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Rim outsplayed at a 45-degree angle, rounded and thickened in flame with slight cutout below. Tall tubular neck with bulge above constriction at its base. Piriform body. Flat base.
CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 133 (variation).
3rd-4th century CE
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