Cylindrical Bottle
Cylindrical Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 3 1/8 in. (8.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.785
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Wide hollow rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and flattened to form a broad brim. Short cylindrical neck with curved transition to shoulder. Tall cylindrical body with slight downward taper. Base flattened with slight depression in center.
CLASSIFICATION: Barag 1970a: Type 18-2 (related).
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably Second or Early Third Century
Probably Second or Early Third Century
1st century CE
Late fourth to late fifth century
3rd-4th century CE
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