Pointed Bottle with Two Handles (Amphora)

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th-5th century CE

DimensionsH: 7 1/16 in. (18.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); Base Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.993

Not on View

DescriptionTransparent natural pale green. Translucent darker green handles. Pontil mark cannot be detected because of weathering. Added thread. Excess glass at tip of preserved handle drawn out thin against side of mouth. Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Funnel mouth with rim rounded in flame. Tubular neck. Sloping shoulder. Pointed body. Coil base forming knob. Two angular coil handles applied to shoulder, touched to lower part of neck, and attached to lower part of funnel to form a double loop. Around funnel mouth, ten revolutions of thread. Around lower part of neck, six revolutions of thread. On body, eight large, elongated, deeply-indented folds. CLASSIFICATION: Pointed Bottle (Amphora?) I A 2 d with handles I A 2 a.