Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring
Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Max Diam: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.766
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent natural grayish green (near 10 GY 5/2).
Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. Reamer mark but no pontil mark.
Rim rounded and partially thickened in flame with tool mark along interior. Tubular neck widening slightly toward rim and with a bulge above constriction at its base. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter above middle. Concave base with kick. Narrow hollow pushed-in tubular base ring.
CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I A 1 b.
2nd-3rd century
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Perhaps 2nd century
3rd-5th century CE
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