Glass lentoid bottle with two handles

Unknown

4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green; handle in same color. Thick, outsplayed, tubular rim, folded over and into shallow flaring mouth; cylindrical neck; lentoid body with rounded sides; thick, narrow oval bottom, slightly concave, with central pontil scar; two rod handles applied as large claw-like pads on lower neck, twisted round, up and outwards, tooled in with a downward fold, attached to edge of rim, and tooled off above. On body, twelve irregular vertical ribs, made by tooling. Intact; many pinprick bubbles and some blowing striation; dulling, pitting, creamy weathering, and iridescence, with soil encrustation on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Syrian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Museum Accession