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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Bottle with Two Handles

1st century C.E.

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Caption

Bottle with Two Handles, 1st century C.E.. Glass, 7 1/2 × Diam. 4 1/4 in. (19.1 × 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1066. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.X1066_view1.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Bottle with Two Handles

Date

1st century C.E.

Period

early Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: Italy, Possible place made: Eastern Mediterranean

Medium

Glass

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

7 1/2 × Diam. 4 1/4 in. (19.1 × 10.8 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X1066

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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Frequent Art Questions

  • How did they make glass in the 1st century CE with such beautiful flowing shapes?

    This glass bottle is an early example of glass blowing, which was invented during this time in the Syrio-palestinian region and quickly was taken up by Roman glass makers.
    Compare it to the small vessels nearby with the yellow zig-zags, which were core-made, for instance. Core-made vessels, an earlier invention, were formed around a solid core of clay that could be scraped out when the vessel was completed.

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