Tubular Bottle
Tubular Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably Egypt
DateMid-2nd to mid-3rd century CE
DimensionsH: 6 15/ 32 in. (16.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 13/32 in. (3.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 11/32 in. (3.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1899
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent dusky green (5 G 3/2).
Circular scar on base ca. 1.5 cm.
Wedge-shaped rim, folded outward/upward and upward/inward; tool mark on interior. Tall concave neck broadening toward base; tool mark at less than one-third of total height, ca. 5.2 cm above base. No distinct body. Flat base. Thick glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
CLASSIFICATION: Candlestick Class XIIID"2a.
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
First half of 3rd century
Late second to mid-3rd century
Second to mid-3rd century CE
9th-11th century CE (?)
Probably 2nd century
Mid to third Quarter of the 1st century
probably 2nd century
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