Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring
Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Body Diam: 9 13/16 in. (12.3 cm); Base Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.496
Not on View
DescriptionThis free-blown and tooled Roman glass bottle belongs to the classification Bottle II D 1 b. It is made of medium thin glass, the fabric of which cannot be determined due to weathering. The vessel is composed of transparent natural grayish green glass (5 G 5/2) with a similarly colored applied thread. The rim is rounded and slightly thickened in flame. A concave neck transitions smoothly into a strongly sloped shoulder, leading to a bulbous body with its greatest diameter at midsection. The flat base features a central depression and a hollow, tubular pushed-in base ring. Two revolutions of thread are applied at the base of the neck. A pontil mark approximately 1.4 cm in diameter is present.
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
Late 4th-5th century CE
Second half of 6th to early 7th century
4th-5th century
Probably first half of 6th century
4th century
Second half of 4th to early 5th century
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