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Bottle with Cracked-Off Rim

Date 3rd to 4th century
Dimensions H. 15.3 cm, D. 9.8 cm
Accession Number 65.1.22 (CMOG)
Credit The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 434). Formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Dodd.
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Carafe-like bottles like this one and its many variations were made in great numbers in the third and fourth centuries. Although the initial glassblowing process requires much skill, the last step—creating the final rim—does not. The video shows three different cracking-off processes.

Video 12 Carafe-like bottles like this one and its many variations were made in great numbers in the third and fourth centuries. Although the initial glassblowing process requires much skill, the last step—creating the final rim—does not. The video shows three different cracking-off processes.
Video 12 Carafe-like bottles like this one and its many variations were made in great numbers in the third and fourth centuries. Although the initial glassblowing process requires much skill, the last step—creating the final rim—does not. The video shows three different cracking-off processes.
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