Double-Decker Bottle

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Double-Decker Bottle

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date4th century CE

DimensionsH: 9 11/16 in. (24.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

MediumGlass; mold-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1348

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DescriptionThis double-decker bottle is made of thin, heavy glass with a few small bubbles visible throughout. It is transparent to translucent dark yellowish-brown, although its color does not match any standard on the rock color chart. The body was blown into a one-part patterned mold, while the neck and mouth were free-blown. There is no pontil mark. The rim is rounded in flame, forming a short, wide funnel mouth above a tall cylindrical neck. A concave shoulder with a slight bulge marks the transition to the double-decker body, which has a narrow waist dividing the cylindrical upper section from the bulbous lower part. The base is concave. The surface of the body displays twenty-six vertical mold-blown corrugations. This vessel is classified as Bottle II A 2 a.