Pointed Bottle with Two Handles (Amphora)

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Pointed Bottle with Two Handles (Amphora)

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Body Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1190

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DescriptionThis thin glass bottle is transparent natural yellowish green, with translucent handles and a base knob in a similar color, although the exact fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The body is free-blown with visible blowing spirals, and the pontil mark is difficult to detect due to surface weathering. Small black specks appear in one handle. The circular mouth has a rim that is rounded in flame. The tubular neck is encircled by a coil around its lower part, trailed from left to right, and the gently sloping shoulder leads to a pointed body with eight elongated, deeply indented folds. A small base knob supports the form. Two angular coil handles are applied to the shoulder and attached to the rim, where they are folded downward and upward and pinched on one side to create a diagonal projection. A rim coil of indeterminate direction encircles the mouth. This vessel is classified as a Pointed Bottle II A 2 g with handles I A 1 b, comparable to Barag plate 38, type 8-1.