Squat Bottle with Piriform Body
Squat Bottle with Piriform Body
Place of OriginRoman Empire, possibly from Cyprus
Date2nd or early 3rd century CE
DimensionsH: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.696
Not on View
DescriptionSquat bottle with piriform body, classified as a candlestick unguentarium (Candlestick XIID"3a). Made of medium thin transparent natural green glass, though the exact color and fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. Free-blown and tooled, with a circular scar on the base measuring about 1.9 cm. The rim is outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and flattened. The tall cylindrical neck curves smoothly into the shoulder, leading to a pear-shaped body and a flattened base with a slight central depression.
2nd or early 3rd century CE
Probably 2nd century
First half of 3rd century
Probably 2nd century
Second to mid-3rd century CE
probably 2nd century CE
Probably Late 1st to early 2nd Century
1st century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century
2nd Century
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