Lentoid Bottle with Two Handles

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Lentoid Bottle with Two Handles

Place of OriginAncient Rome

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

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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).