Lenticular Bottle

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Lenticular Bottle

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean; probably Syro-Palestinian

DateProbably first half of the first century

DimensionsH: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown and tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.415

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Glass

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 156, no. 62.

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