Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles
Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.999
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass bottle has a round body, tubular neck, and two curved handles. The handles are folded and pinched at the top for decoration. Coils were added around the neck. The bottle was made using glassblowing techniques.
3rd-4th century CE
Probably 5th century
3rd-4th century CE
6th century
mid-4th to 5th century
3rd-4th century CE
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