Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date4th-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 9/16 in. (16.8 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Body Diam: 4 in. (10.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.754
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 in flame. Funnel neck with slight bulge above constriction at its base. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter above middle. Concave base.
CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I C 1 a.
4th-5th century CE
Early to mid-4th century
4th-6th century CE
4th-5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
about 4th century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
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