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Sperical Bottle
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Sperical Bottle

Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm); Body Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm); Base Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
MediumGlass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1162
Not on View
DescriptionThis pale green bottle from the 3rd–4th century CE has a round body and a narrow neck. The glass is thin and weathered, and a thread of similar glass was added for decoration—one coil sits below the rim and another around the lower neck, with a small buckle where it was applied. The rim is smooth and rounded, the neck narrows at the base, and the body sits on a pushed-in bottom. A pontil mark is visible at the base.

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