Ovoid Bottle
Ovoid Bottle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date3rd - 5th century CE
DimensionsH. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Rim Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.744
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. No pontil mark. Added thread. Rim rounded in flame. Funnel neck with tool mark at its base. Ovoid body with greatest diameter below midddle. Irregular concave base. On upper part of neck, eight and a half revolutions of thin thread trailed on downward from left to right starting near rim.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark. Added thread.
Rim rounded in flame. Funnel neck with tool mark at its base. Ovoid body with greatest diameter below middle. Irregular concave base.
On upper part of neck, eight and a half revolutions of thin thread trailed on downward from left to right starting near rim.
CLASSIFICATION Bottle I C 1 a
late 16th Century
Probably late fourth to late fifth century
3rd-4th century CE
Second half of sixth to early seventh century
Probably late fifth to early sixth century
Fourth century
4th-5th century CE
4th-5th century CE
4th-5th century CE
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