Cylindrical Bottle with One Handle

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Cylindrical Bottle with One Handle

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date4th century CE

DimensionsH: 9 3/16 in. (25.0 cm); Rim Diam: 3 9/16 in. (9.0 cm); Body Diam: 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.954

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DescriptionThis glass bottle from the 4th century CE has a tall cylindrical shape and a single handle. It was made by blowing glass and shaping it with tools. The body may have been formed in a mold at first, but then reshaped to create its final form. A ring of glass was added around the rim, and the handle runs from the shoulder up to the neck.