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title: Bottles with Four Tubes from Roman Cologne and Trier
author: James Blake Wiener
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# Bottles with Four Tubes from Roman Cologne and Trier

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Bottles with Four Tubes from Roman Cologne and Trier](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7560.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7560.jpg)

## Image Caption

Four tubes are connected to the upper and lower portions of these ancient [Roman glass](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/592/roman-glass/) bottles. The tubes were created by carefully cutting and bending the body of a free-blown glass bottle. Like similar piece from Trier, the Cologne bottle (located on the left) originally had a miniature vessel fused in the middle. The outer edges of the tubes are decorated with notched threads. The corners of the Cologne bottle are additionally decorated with sixteen molded glass shells, which was a typical decorative element used by [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) manufacturers in Cologne. Both these items date from the last quarter of the 3rd century CE. (Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 07). Bottles with Four Tubes from Roman Cologne and Trier. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7560/bottles-with-four-tubes-from-roman-cologne-and-tri/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Bottles with Four Tubes from Roman Cologne and Trier." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 07, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7560/bottles-with-four-tubes-from-roman-cologne-and-tri/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Bottles with Four Tubes from Roman Cologne and Trier." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7560/bottles-with-four-tubes-from-roman-cologne-and-tri/>.

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