Pointed Jar with Two Handles (Amphoriscus)

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date2nd-4th century CE

DimensionsH: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Body Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm)

MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.996

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DescriptionTransparent to translucent dark royal blue. Translucent similarly colored thread and handles. Medium thin glass. Small bubbles elongated diagonally in neck. Blowing spirals. Pontil mark ca. 1.0 cm. Added thread. Excess glass at tips of handles drawn back thin against top of handles. Everted rim, rounded in flame. Tubular neck. Gently sloping shoulder. Straight-walled pointed body. Round base. Two angular coil handles applied to shoulder and attached to side of rim where they are folded upward and inward over rim. Rim thread of indeterminate direction. CLASSIFICATION: Bottle II A 1 i with handles I A 1 d.