Bulbous Jar With Two Handles (Amphoriscus)

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date3rd-4th century CE

DimensionsGlass Dimensions: 4 11/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 7/16 × 1 9/16 in. (11.9 × 3.2 × 6.2 × 4 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number

1916.165

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DescriptionThis bulbous jar with two handles (Bottle II A 3 b; Isings Form 15) is made of transparent natural pale green glass (5 BG 7/2), with similarly colored translucent handles. It was free-blown and tooled, with no pontil mark. The vessel is composed of thin glass, though the fabric cannot be fully assessed due to weathering. The rim is flanged and folded multiple times—outward, downward, outward again, upward, and outward. It features a tubular neck and strongly sloped shoulders that curve into a bulbous body with the widest diameter at center. The open pushed-in base has no pontil mark. Two angular coil handles extend from the shoulder to the neck, each terminating in a short corrugated tail. Excess glass at the tips of the handles was drawn out thinly along their tops.