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Conical Bottle
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Conical Bottle

Place of OriginRoman Empire
DateLate 1st-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled, opaque white trailing marvered in.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1100
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DescriptionThis glass bottle has a tall neck and a cone-shaped lower body. A white glass thread spirals from the base to the rim and is melted into the surface. The rim was folded several times and flattened. The glass is light olive-green with small bubbles throughout.

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