Glass amphora

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent pale blue green; handles in same color.
Uneven collared rim, folded out, down, and up, with lip above mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downwards to join imperceptibly with ovoid body that then curves out to low, splayed base ring; slightly concave bottom; rod handles with a single central rib, applied as a pad with a long, downward tail on upper sides of body, drawn up and out, then turned in at an angle and pressed on to neck below rim.
Complete, but cracks in neck and body around one of the handles; a few pinprick bubbles and black streaked impurities in handles; slight iridescence and small patches of limy encrustation and weathering.

Bluish blown glass bottle with two handles and double lip.

Glass amphora, Glass, Roman

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