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Ovoid Bottle on Base Ring
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Ovoid Bottle on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 3 25/32 in. (9.7 cm); Rim Diam: 31/32 in. (2.5 cm); Max Body Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled with hot-tooled applied thread decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.903
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DescriptionThis pale olive bottle has a rounded body and sloped shoulders. A thin glass thread is coiled at the neck and applied in a zigzag pattern around the lower body. The base has a ringed foot and a small central depression.

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