Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles

Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles

Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date3rd-4th century CE

DimensionsH: 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.997

Not on View

DescriptionThis glass bottle has a rounded body and two handles. It was made by blowing and tooling transparent reddish glass, which shows visible bubbles. The narrow neck rises from a sloped shoulder, and the two handles are attached at the shoulder and curve upward, possibly once meeting the rim.

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