Cylindrical Bottle with Collar Rim

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Cylindrical Bottle with Collar Rim

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th-7th century

DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown; tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1903

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DescriptionThin glass. Small vertically elongated bubbles in body and horizontally elongated bubbles in collar and neck. Transparent natural grayish green (near 5 G 5/2). Free-blown. Circular wad on base ca. 1.5 cm. Cutout below rim. Collar rim, rounded in flame with external projecting roll. Flaring neck with tool mark at its base. Sloping shoulder. Cylindrical body with slightly convex walls tapering to base. Flattened base with low kick. CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 102 (variation).