Spherical Bottle with Two Handles (Aryballos)

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Spherical Bottle with Two Handles (Aryballos)

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st-2nd century CE

DimensionsH: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown, tooled, and wheel cut.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1013

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DescriptionTransparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. No pontil mark. Tips of handles pushed up and flattened against rim. Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Collar rim folded outward, downward, outward, upward, and flattened to form a brim. Cylindrical neck with tool mark at its base. Horizontal shoulder. Spherical body with three bands of shallow wheel-cut incisions around center. Base flattened. Two strap handles from shoulder to below rim, with spur on rim. CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 61.