Lenticular Bottle with Two Handles
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Lenticular Bottle with Two Handles
Place of OriginProbably Eastern Mediterranean
DateFirst century
DimensionsH: 3 3/16 in. (8.14 cm); H (body): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Max Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.05 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.14 cm); Base Diam: 13/16 in. (2.12 cm)
Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.14 cm); Base Diam: 13/16 in. (2.12 cm)
MediumThin glass. Rim tooled. Neck and body blown into a two-part mold of two circular vertical sections (MCT VIII G).
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.532
Not on View
DescriptionThis small, round-bodied bottle has two curved handles and is decorated on each side with a six-petaled rosette. The rosette is framed by patterns of linked circles and scrolls. The bottle was shaped using a two-part mold and finished by hand, with seams hidden in the decoration. Its handles are made from blue glass and were applied while the vessel was still hot.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: the First through Sixth Centuries, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, Rome, Italy, 1995, cat. no. 60, p. 154-155, no. 60, color pl. 12, p. 54.
First century
Perhaps second century
Perhaps 2nd century
Probably second half of 1st century
Probably late third century
Probably late second century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably 19th or early 20th century
Third century
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