Ovoid Bottle on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date3rd-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Base Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.498

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DescriptionClassified as Bottle II D 3 b, this vessel is free-blown and tooled from medium thin, transparent natural grayish green glass (5 G 5/2), with a similarly colored applied thread. The fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. The rim is folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. The concave neck transitions smoothly into a strongly sloped shoulder and ovoid body, which reaches its greatest diameter at 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. The pontil mark cannot be detected due to weathering.