Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
DateEarly to mid-4th century
DimensionsH: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Body Diam: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.743
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass. Blowing spirals. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Rim rounded and slightly thickened in flame. Funnel neck with slight bulge above constriction at its base. Piriform body. Flat base with depression in center.
CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I C 1 a.
Published ReferencesHayes, John, Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, under p. 93, no. 316.4th-5th century CE
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