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Glass ribbed bottle

Glass ribbed bottle. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 1st century A.D..
Translucent light green.
Everted, horizontal rim; cylindrical, slightly funnel-shaped neck; squat piriform body; slightly concave bottom.
On body, seven irregularly spaced and shaped ribs with projecting rounded edges.
Intact, but one internal crack in body; some pinprick bubbles; patches of limy encrustation and creamy weathering, dulling, and iridescence.
Small, with heavy protruding ribs.
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Title:
Glass ribbed bottle
Caption:
Glass ribbed bottle. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 1st century A.D.. Translucent light green. Everted, horizontal rim; cylindrical, slightly funnel-shaped neck; squat piriform body; slightly concave bottom. On body, seven irregularly spaced and shaped ribs with projecting rounded edges. Intact, but one internal crack in body; some pinprick bubbles; patches of limy encrustation and creamy weathering, dulling, and iridescence. Small, with heavy protruding ribs.
Technique/material:
Glass; blown and tooled
Period:
Early Imperial
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3981 x 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Print size:
33.7 x 33.7 cm | 13.3 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)