Lentoid Bottle with Two Handles
Lentoid Bottle with Two Handles
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date4th century CE
DimensionsH: 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm); Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.702
Not on View
DescriptionThis object has a flat, rounded body and two handles. Its top was shaped by hand, while the body was formed in a mold with a faint pattern of curved lines. The rim is flared and folded, and the base is rounded and cannot stand. The handles were stretched thin, folded back, and broken off at the tips.
Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).Comparative ReferencesIncluded by Hayes 1975, 106, as a parallel to his no. 389 (with neck and rim coil).
3rd-5th century CE
Late 4th to end of 5th century
Probably 4th century
6th to early 7th century
3rd-4th century CE
1st century
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