Glass two-handled bottle

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handles in same color. Rim folded out, round, and in, with beveled outer edge; flaring, lob-sided mouth; short, funnel-shaped neck, expanding downward to join imperceptibly with slender bulbous body; integral, thick, slightly everted base ring; uneven, concave bottom; rod handle applied to shoulder in long, crimped pads, drawn up and round, pressed on to neck and trailed off back along top of handles. Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescence, with areas of creamy weathering and encrustation.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76