Tubular Bottle
Tubular Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Egypt
DateProbably mid -second to mid-third century
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
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
First half of third century
Mid to third Quarter of the 1st century
Late second to mid-third century
Probably Late 1st to early 2nd Century
probably 2nd century
Probably third quarter of of first century
2nd-3rd century CE
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