Double Tube with Side Handles and Basket Handle
Double Tube with Side Handles and Basket Handle
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine
DateLate fourth to end of fifth century
DimensionsH: 6 5/16 in. (16.0 cm); Rim Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1279
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DescriptionThis double-tube vessel was made from free-blown and tooled glass. The pontil mark measures approximately 1.14 cm in diameter. The body was pinched once lengthwise to form two tubular compartments. Two angular coil handles were added to the upper body and attached to the rim. A curved basket handle made from a separate coil with a rounded section is applied to the side and top of the left side handle and attached to the top of the right side handle.
The vessel is made from medium thin glass with black specks and a stone inclusion in the handles. The fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The glass is transparent natural grayish-green (5 G 5/2) with similarly colored handles. The rim is rounded in flame. The flattened body narrows to a slender curve at the base, which is narrow and flattened.
This vessel is classified as a Double Tube IIC2a.
Late fourth to end of fifth century
Late fourth to end of fifth century
Late fourth to end of fifth century
Late fourth to end of fifth century
Late fourth to end of fifth century
Late fourth to end of fifth century
Late fourth to end of fifth century
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