Bulbous Bottle
Bulbous Bottle
Place of OriginRome
Date3rd-6th century CE
DimensionsH: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm); Body Diam: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.755
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DescriptionThis glass bottle was madee between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE. It has a wide mouth and rounded rim, a short neck, and a rounded body that is widest just above the middle. The glass is naturally pale bluish-green and slightly flattened in shape. It was made by blowing glass freely, without using a mold, and has no pontil mark.
4th-6th century CE
4th-5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
4th-5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
3rd - 5th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd - 5th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
Probably fourth century
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
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