Tall Square Bottle with One Handle

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Tall Square Bottle with One Handle

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date2nd century CE

DimensionsH: 6 5/16 in. (16.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.0 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.882

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DescriptionThis bottle is made of thick glass that is transparent to translucent natural pale green, though the exact color and fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The body was blown into a one-part mold with a patterned base, while the neck and mouth were formed by free-blowing. There is no pontil mark. A hollow area on the lower part of the body, on the side opposite the handle, was probably caused by steam escaping from the bottom of the mold (see discussion 23.0563). The wide hollow rim is folded outward, upward, inward, and flattened obliquely to form a broad brim. The tall cylindrical neck has a bulge above the constriction at its base. The shoulder is concave, leading to a square straight-walled body that tapers slightly downward. The base is convex. A short wide angular strap handle with thickened edges connects the shoulder to a point above the middle of the neck. On the underside of the base, a design features a small raised circle in each corner and a larger raised circle in the center. Its typology corresponds to Isings 1957, Form 50 B.

Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 95-96, no. 105.Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).