Ovoid Bottle with Base Knob
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.
Probably 4th century
3rd - 5th century CE
4th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
4th-5th century CE
5th-6th century
7th-9th century
3rd-5th century CE
about 4th century CE
3rd century CE
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