Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date4th Century
DimensionsH: 7 3/4 in. (19.6 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Body Diam: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.756
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass bottle was made in the 4th century CE. It has a wide funnel-shaped mouth, a short neck, and a rounded body decorated with twenty-five vertical pinched ribs. The glass is a natural yellowish-green color. It was made by blowing and shaping the glass by hand, with no mark left by the glassmaker's rod.
2nd-3rd century
4th-6th century CE
4th Century
3rd-4th century CE
4th century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
4th century CE
about 4th century CE
4th century CE
4th century CE
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