Tubular Bottle
Tubular Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Eastern Mediterranean
DateProbably third quarter of of first century
DimensionsH: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Rim Diam: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Body Diam: 23/32 in. (1.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1111
Not on View
DescriptionVery thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Transparent decolorized glass with a pale green tinge (5 G 7/2).
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Rim folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. Tall cylindrical neck with constriction at its base. Tall triangular body, less than half of total height. Base flattened.
CLASSIFICATION: Tubular unguentarium Class IA1.
Third quarter of first century
Mid to third Quarter of the 1st century
Probably Second half of First Century
First half to third quarter of first century
First half to third quarter of first century
Probably mid -second to mid-third century
Probably First Half of Third Century
Third quarter of first century
First half of first century
First half of first century
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