Glass two-handled bottle (amphora)

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale blue, with same color handles.
Collared rim, aslant to neck, folded out, down, and up, with lip on outer edge of flaring mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downwards to join imperceptibly with ovoid body that then curves out slightly to low base ring; concave bottom with central pontil scar; rod handles applied as long tapering trails down sides and lower part of neck, then drawn up and out in a loop and trailed on to neck.
Trails on body with horizontal crimped decoration.
Intact; few bubbles, some black streaked impurities in handles; slight iridescence and limy encrustation.

Colorless amphora.

Glass two-handled bottle (amphora), Glass, Roman

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