Pointed Bottle with Two Handles (Amphora)
Pointed Bottle with Two Handles (Amphora)
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date4th-5th century CE
DimensionsH: 7 in. (17.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; blown in a mold, removed, twisted, free blown, and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.992
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass bottle with a pointed base was made by blowing the body into a mold, then shaping the neck and rim by hand. The surface is decorated with wavy grooves and shallow oval impressions. Two looped handles connect the shoulder to the neck. Twenty-five rings of glass thread decorate the neck.
4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Mid-third to mid-fourth centuries
3rd-4th century CE
Probably fourth century
Mid-fourth to mid-fifth centuries
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