Squat Cylindrical Bottle with One Handle

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Squat Cylindrical Bottle with One Handle

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date4th century CE

DimensionsH: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Rim Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1177

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DescriptionThis short, wide bottle from the 4th century CE is made of olive-colored glass. The body was shaped in a mold and the upper part was finished by hand. A single ribbed handle stretches from the shoulder to the rim, where it is folded back. A ring of glass is wrapped around the rim. The base is slightly indented, and air bubbles are visible in the neck and body.

Comparative ReferencesIncluded by Hayes 1975, 102 as a parallel for his nos. 363-364