Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 3/16 in. (17 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diam (body): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, cut
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.910
Not on View
Description
This round-bodied bottle is made of thick greenish glass. Its long neck is decorated with grooves cut by a rotating tool, and the body features four sets of circular patterns carved into the surface. The bottle was shaped by hand-blowing and detailed with cutting tools.
1st century CE
4th century
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
Probably first half of 1st century
1st century CE
1st century CE
Mid-1st century
6th century
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