Bulbous Bottle with Four Handles

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Bulbous Bottle with Four Handles

Place of OriginRome, Palestine

DateSixth century

DimensionsH: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); Diam (body): 3 in. (7.6 cm); Base Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, applied decoration and handles

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1051

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DescriptionMedium thick glass. Numerous small vertically elongated bubbles in neck and body, some ovoid in body. Natural light green body, decoration and handles same; cylindrical neck, with applied green spiral; four applied green handles (two long, two short) extend from neck to shoulder; inverted ovoid body; circular foot tooled out from body. Transparent natural yellowish green (between 10 GY 4/4 and 5 G 5/2). Translucent similarly colored handles and thread. Free blown. Pontil mark ca. 2.0 cm. Added thread. Excess glass at tips of handles drawn back against handle. Rim rounded and slightly thickened in flame. Tall tubular neck with tool mark at its base. Gently sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at shoulder. High pushed-in foot with hollow tubular base ring. Four angular coil side handles: two applied to upper neck and attached to shoulder, two applied to middle of neck and attached to shoulder. Around neck from shoulder to below rim, eight revolutions of thick thread trailed upward from left to right. CLASSIFICATION Multiple handled Bottle Class VB3a