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bottle

Object NameFeeding Bottle or Filler

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 100-299

TechniqueBlown and applied

SizeOverall H: 11.2 cm, Diam (max): 6.6 cm

Accession Number54.1.48

Credit LineGift of I. C. Elston, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire

Physical DescriptionTransparent light green. Blown and applied; spout formed by inflating and stretching blob of molten glass applied to wall. Feeding bottle or filler with roughly globular body. Funnel mouth with tubular lip made by folding in and down; neck cylindrical, slightly wider at bottom than at top; base plain, with low kick; faint trace of pontil mark. At greatest diameter of body, applied spout, which is fairly wide at point of attachment, but narrows rapidly. Two continuous horizontal trails: one immediately below lip and other on lower neck; both have overlapping ends. Glass has bubbles up to 0.3 cm across.
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