Tubular Bottle
Tubular Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Eastern Mediterranean
DateFirst half to third quarter of first century
DimensionsH: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Max Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1112
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass. A few small bubbles: spherical in lower body, vertically elongated in upper body, and linear in neck.
Translucent to transparent dark royal blue.
Free-blown. No pontil mark.
Everted rim, rounded in flame. Tall cylindrical neck with constriction at its base. Tubular body with convex sides approximately half of total height. Base flattened.
CLASSIFICATION: Tubular unguentarium Class IA1.
First half to third quarter of first century
First half of first century
First half of first century
First half of first century
Third quarter of first century
Third quarter of first century
First half of first century
Probably third quarter of of first century
Mid to third Quarter of the 1st century
Probably Second half of First Century
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