Tube with Two Handles
Tube with Two Handles
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Syria
DateProbably fourth century
DimensionsH: 4 3/16 in. (12.2 cm); Diam (handles): 1 5/16 in. (3.45 cm); Body Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
MediumGlass; formed on a core or metal rod, applied handles and base.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2131
Not on View
DescriptionVery thick bubbly glass; numerous bubbles burst at surface, some elongated diagonally in direction of ribs. Horizontal striations.
Translucent dark blue appearing opaque black. Similarly colored handles and base.
Rod-tooled and twisted. Excess glass at tips of handles melted into handles.
Thick rim rounded in flame. Crimped constriction below rim. Tubular body tapering downward. Small flat non-functional disk-shaped base. Vessel cannot stand. Two curved coil handles applied to upper body ca. 2.0 cm below rim and attached to side of rim, then pulled upward and pinched to form vertical projections.
On body, six twisted ribs spiral from bottom right to top left, beginning ca. 1.5 cm above base and continuing into rim in the same direction, where they can be felt as bumps.
CLASSIFICATION: Rod-Tooled III C 1 c.
Exhibition HistoryMiami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio, Glass: Pre-Roman to Present, Nov. 8, 1980-February 8, 1981.
Probably fourth century
Probably late fourth to fifth century
Possibly fourth century
9th-11th century CE (?)
Possibly fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
Probably fourth century
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