Lenticular Bottle with Two Handles

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Lenticular Bottle with Two Handles

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Probably Eastern Mediterranean

DateFirst century

DimensionsH: 3 in. (7.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm); Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Base Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.533

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DescriptionTranslucent patchy manganese colored glass. Translucent royal blue handle. Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Rim tooled. Neck and body blown into a two-part mold of two circular vertical sections (MCT VIII G). One continuous mold seam along the circumference of the body extends across underside of base. Relief indistinct. Neck irregular in section because of misalignment of mold halves. Everted rim, rounded in flame. Cylindrical neck. Lenticular body. Small flat rectangular base. Two coil handles applied to shoulder and attached to underside of rim. On each side of the body, a six-petaled rosette in raised outline, framed by a band of raised scrolls bordered by pairs of raised circles. Translucent patchy manganese colored glass. Translucent royal blue handle. Rim tooled. Neck and body blown into a two-part mold of two circular vertical sections (MCT VIII G). One continuous mold seam along the circumference of the body extends across underside of base. Relief indistinct. Neck irregular in section because of misalignment of mold halves. Everted rim, rounded in flame. Cylindrical neck. Lenticular body. Small flat rectangular base. Two coil handles applied to shoulder and attached to underside of rim. On each side of the body, a six-petaled rosette in raised outline, framed by a band of raised scrolls bordered by pairs of raised circles.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 155, no. 61Exhibition History11