Tubular Bottle
Tubular Bottle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateFirst half of 1st century
DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Body Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1115
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass bottle was formed from light brown glass with many tiny bubbles. The bottle features a folded, hollow rim, a narrow neck, and a tall pear-shaped body. It was produced using free-blown glass techniques and has a flat base.
Probably Second half of 1st century
4th century CE
Third quarter of 1st century
First half of 1st century
First half to third quarter of 1st century
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
First half of 1st century
Third quarter of 1st century
2nd-3rd century CE
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