Double Tube with Side Handles

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Double Tube with Side Handles

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine

DateLate 4th to late 5th century CE

DimensionsH: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Body Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Object number

1923.1277

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DescriptionThis double-tube vessel was made from free-blown and tooled glass. The pontil mark has been ground off after forming. The body was pinched once lengthwise to create two tubular compartments. The medium-thin glass shows visible blowing spirals, but the fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The glass is transparent natural yellowish-green, and the two handles are translucent dusky blue-green. The exact colors cannot be determined due to weathering. Two curved coil handles with tails were applied above the base and trailed up along the sides of the body with eight crimps on the left and nine on the right. The handles bend outward into decorative loops attached just below the rim, then fold upward, outward, and inward over the rim. The vessel has a hollow rim folded inward and downward. The flattened body has straight walls that broaden slightly toward the narrow base. This vessel is classified as a Double Tube ID2a.