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Tubular Bottle
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Tubular Bottle

Artist/Culture Roman
Date1st-2nd century CE
Mediumdark green glass
Dimensions13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1905.11
DescriptionTall-necked with globular body; flattened base, tooled while still hot to create shoulder; tubular body; slight neck constriction; folded in and flattened rim. Dark green glass (free blown). This simple bottle developed from early 1st-century tubular and short-necked types; replaced pottery vessels of similar types. 1st-2nd century AD. From the Troad.ProvenancePurchase from Frank Calvert; from the Troad
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