Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
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
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DescriptionThis small glass bottle was made during the 4th or 5th century CE. It was shaped by blowing air into molten glass—a method known as free-blowing—without using a mold. The bottle’s rounded rim was finished in a flame, and it has a funnel-shaped neck, sloping shoulders, and a round body that is widest just above the middle
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-6th century CE
3rd - 5th century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
3rd-4th century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
4th-6th century CE
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