Lentoid Bottle with One Handle

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Lentoid Bottle with One Handle

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date3rd-4th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1164

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Description This greenish glass bottle from the 3rd–4th century CE has a flat, circular body and a tall neck. A single handle curves from the shoulder to the rim, which is folded and flared. Decorative threads spiral four times around the body and end in a zigzag design. The base is rounded, so the bottle does not stand upright. A mark on the base shows where it was separated from the glassmaker’s tool.