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Ovoid Bottle with Base Knob

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date3rd - 5th century CE
DimensionsH: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Rim Diam: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Diam: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown with applied decoration and base knob.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.745
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DescriptionThis pale green glass bottle, made between the 3rd and 5th centuries CE, has an ovoid body decorated with a row of small blue-green blobs. The base has an applied knob, so the vessel cannot stand upright. The piece was shaped by blowing, with added decoration.

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