Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (4.3 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1240
Not on View
DescriptionThe glass is thin, with numerous small and medium bubbles, some measuring up to 0.6 cm, and scattered black specks. The vessel is transparent natural pale green (near 10 G 6/2). It is free-blown with no pontil mark.
The rim is rounded in flame and forms a large cup-shaped chimney mouth. The neck tapers and transitions smoothly into the sloping shoulder, which has a slight bulge. The body is inverted conical with straight walls that taper down to a deeply concave base. Around the mouth, there are three revolutions of thick thread, trailed from right to left starting at the bottom.
This object is classified as Bottle II B 2 a.
3rd-4th century CE
Late 4th-5th century CE
4th-5th century
Fourth century
Late fourth to early fifth century
4th-5th century CE
Probably first half of sixth century
Sixth to early seventh century
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