Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles and Foot (Amphoriscus)

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Bulbous Bottle with Two Handles and Foot (Amphoriscus)

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date3rd-4th century

DimensionsH: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Base Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.737

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DescriptionThis grayish yellow-green glass bottle, made in the 3rd–4th century CE, has a bulbous body with two curved handles attached from the shoulder to the neck. The rim is turned outward, and the base is concave. Coils of glass decorate the rim and neck. The piece was formed by blowing and tooling, with visible spirals in the glass.