Sperical Bottle
Sperical Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
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
DescriptionThin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural pale green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Translucent similarly colored thread (appearing darker because of iridescence).
Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 1.2 cm. Added thread.
Rim rounded in flame. Funnel neck with constriction at its base. Steeply sloped shoulder. Spherical body. Pushed-in base.
Rim coil ca. 0.5 cm. below rim, from left to right. Neck coil around lower part of neck, from left to right with irregular buckle at application point.
CLASSIFICATION: Spherical Bottle I C 1 b.
3rd-4th century CE
Probably fourth century
Late fourth to late fifth century
4th-5th century CE
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Probably late fifth to early sixth century
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Probably fourth century
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