Glass two-handled bottle (amphora)
Translucent purple, with same color handles.
Everted rim, folded over, in and down into mouth; cylindrical neck, flaring at base to join sloping shoulder; elongated piriform body, tapering to pointed base with rounded end; two strap handles with vertical ribbing attached to shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned inward, one in a curve, the other at a right angle, and trailed on to neck below rim.
Intact; minor patches of soil encrustation; some dulling and iridescent weathering.
This deep purple vase is remarkable for its size and elegant simplicity. No close parallel is known, but it may be regarded as a rare masterpiece of early Roman blown glass.
Everted rim, folded over, in and down into mouth; cylindrical neck, flaring at base to join sloping shoulder; elongated piriform body, tapering to pointed base with rounded end; two strap handles with vertical ribbing attached to shoulder, drawn up vertically, turned inward, one in a curve, the other at a right angle, and trailed on to neck below rim.
Intact; minor patches of soil encrustation; some dulling and iridescent weathering.
This deep purple vase is remarkable for its size and elegant simplicity. No close parallel is known, but it may be regarded as a rare masterpiece of early Roman blown glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass two-handled bottle (amphora)
- Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
- Date: 1st half of 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass, purple; blown
- Dimensions: H.: 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
Diameter (Diameter w/ cross handles): 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Diameter: 4 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (11.4 x 5 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.479.6
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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