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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DescriptionThick glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Transparent to translucent natural pale green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Body blown into a one-part mold with patterned base. No pontil mark. Neck and mouth free-blown. The hollow on lower part of body on side opposite handle is probably a result of steam escaping from the bottom of mold (see discussion 23.0563). Wide hollow rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and flattened obliquely to form a broad brim. Tall cylindrical neck with bulge above constriction at its base. Concave shoulder. Square straight-walled body with slight downward taper. Convex base. Short wide angular strap handle with thickened edges from shoulder to above middle of neck. On underside of base, a design consisting of a small raised circle in each corner and a larger raised circle in the center. CLASSIFICATION: 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).