Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring
Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Rim Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm); Body Diam: 5 in. (12.7 cm); Base Diam: 3 1/8 in. (8.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.497
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, transparent natural grayish green glass (5 G 5/2), with similarly colored applied thread. Spiral blowing marks are visible. The fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. The rim is rounded and thickened in flame. A concave neck curves into a strongly sloped shoulder, leading to a bulbous body with its greatest diameter just below the midpoint. 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
Probably first half of sixth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Late 4th-5th century CE
about 3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably mid-first century or earlier
Perhaps late first or second century
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