Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles and Foot (Amphoriscus)

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Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles and Foot (Amphoriscus)

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date3rd-4th century

DimensionsH: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Base Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.737

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Blowing spirals. Transparent natural grayish yellow-green (5 GY 7/2). Translucent similarly colored handles appearing dusty yellow-green (near 5 GY 5/2). Free-blown. Pontil mark ca. 0.9 cm. Added coils. Excess glass at tips of handles clipped off. Everted rim, rounded in flame. Tubular neck. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter just below shoulder. Concave pushed-in base. Two curved coil handles applied to shoulder and attached halfway up neck. Rim thread from right to left. Neck coil of indeterminate direction on lower part of neck. CLASSIFICATION: Bottle I A 1 b.