Spherical Bottle
Spherical Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 7 5/16 in. (18.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm); Body Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm).
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1160
Not on View
DescriptionThis dark blue bottle from the 3rd–4th century CE is made of thin, hand-shaped glass. It has a small chimney-shaped mouth, a long neck that narrows downward, and a round body with a gently sunken base. A tiny blue lump of glass sticks out near the bottom. The glass contains fine air bubbles and shows no trace of where it was detached from the blowing rod.
Published ReferencesPuma R. D. de, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave. Roma, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 153, no. 207, repr. (col.) fig. 107.
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
1st century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
4th-5th century CE
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
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