Lentoid Bottle with One Handle

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Lentoid Bottle with One Handle

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date3rd-4th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 in. (10.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1165

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Transparent grayish-green (5 G 6/2). Similarly colored translucent handles and thread (appearing darker). Free-blown. Oval scar on base, 1.1 x 0.7 cm. Added thread. Body flattened. Unintentional depression on one side of body. Tip of handle folded back. Flaring rim, rounded in flame. Tall cylindrical neck with curved transition to shoulder. Circular flat-sided body, nearly two-thirds of total height. Vessel cannot stand. Coil handle from shoulder to top of rim (over decoration). Coil below rim and at base of neck. On body, five spirals of glass thread above irrregular zigzag thread.