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Piriform Bottle

Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Body Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.495
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DescriptionThis piriform (pear-shaped) bottle is made from transparent natural grayish green (near 5 G 5/2) glass. The vessel was free-blown and features a pontil mark approximately 1.4 cm across. The glass is of medium thinness, although its fabric cannot be evaluated due to weathering. The rim is rounded and thickened by fire-polishing. The neck is concave with a smooth transition to a strongly sloped shoulder. The body is piriform, tapering to a flat base with a central depression.

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