Cylindrical Bottle with Collar Rim
Cylindrical Bottle with Collar Rim
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date4th-early 5th century CE (?)
DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1902
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Small vertically elongated bubbles in body and horizontally elongated bubbles in collar and mouth.
Translucent to transparent streaked manganese-colored glass.
Cylindrical body, contracted neck, flaring into a wide mouth with annular swelling and upright mouth rim. Translucent light manganese-purple glass, quite thick.
Free-blown. Circular scar on base ca. 1.4 cm. Cutout below rim.
Irregular collar rim, rounded in flame. Short flaring neck with tool mark at its base. Horizontal shoulder without bulge. Cylindrical body with walls tapering to base. Flattened base with low kick in center.
CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 102 (variation).
5th-6th century CE
4th-5th century CE (?)
5th-6th century CE
Fourth century
Sixth century
Probably second century
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