Bulbous Bottle on Base Ring

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date3rd-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Body Diam: 9 13/16 in. (12.3 cm); Base Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.496

Not on View

DescriptionThis free-blown and tooled Roman glass bottle belongs to the classification Bottle II D 1 b. It is made of medium thin glass, the fabric of which cannot be determined due to weathering. The vessel is composed of transparent natural grayish green glass (5 G 5/2) with a similarly colored applied thread. The rim is rounded and slightly thickened in flame. A concave neck transitions smoothly into a strongly sloped shoulder, leading to a bulbous body with its greatest diameter at midsection. The flat base features a central depression and a hollow, tubular pushed-in base ring. Two revolutions of thread are applied at the base of the neck. A pontil mark approximately 1.4 cm in diameter is present.