Glass two-handled bottle

Unknown

4th–5th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green; handles and trail in translucent turquoise blue. Tubular rim, folded out, over, and in; tall, slightly concave cylindrical neck, with tooled horizontal indent around base; squat, bulbous body; pushed-in bottom with pontil mark; two handles applied in pads with tooled outward projections onto upper body, drawn up and curved in onto neck and trailed off vertically up neck with tooled projections above. Around body a single trail applied horizontally in an irregular zigzag pattern. Intact; bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, slight pitting, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Museum Accession