bottle

Object NameBottle with Dolphin Handles

Made FromGlass

Date200-325

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Rhineland

TechniqueMold-blown, applied, ground, wheel-cut

SizeOverall H: 12.1 cm, Diam (max, shoulder): 3.8 cm

Accession Number54.1.92

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Glass from the Ancient World

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionPale grayish green, transparent glass, with white stone and bubbles (elongated in neck); mold-blown, applied, ground, wheel-cut. Bottle: cylindrical, with two opposed handles. Rim cracked off and ground; neck cylindrical, with slight constriction at bottom; shoulder slopes, with rounded, slightly overhanging edge; wall tapes slightly and curves in at bottom; base plain; no pontil mark. Small "dolphin" handles dropped onto bottom of neck, drawn down over top of shoulder, then drawn up and in, making loop; in one case, excess glass was pulled down and attached to edge of shoulder. Five groups of faint, wheel-cut horizontal lines on wall, each group containing two or three lines.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1954-10-11

Former Collection Sir John Evans
Probably Sir John Evans (apparently acquired in Cologne)