Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles and Base Coil
Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles and Base Coil
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date3rd-4th century
DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.738
Not on View
DescriptionThis green glass bottle, made in the 3rd–4th century CE, has a bulbous body with two angular handles attached from the shoulder to the neck. The rim is folded outward, upward, and inward. A coil decorates the base, and another coil circles the neck below the rim. The bottle was shaped by blowing and tooling, with traces of added decoration.
3rd-4th century
1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Sixth century
Mid-fourth to fifth century
3rd-4th century CE
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