Bottle with Bronze Chain

Date1st/2nd Century AD

Object PlaceEastern Mediterranean, North Africa, Africa

Object PlaceEastern Mediterranean, West Asia, Asia

MediumGlass, free-blown, tooled, attached handles, bronze

ClassificationsGlass

Dimensionsheight x diameter: 5¼ x 3 7/8 in.
13.2 x 10.0 cm
length of chain: 11 3/8 in.
29.0 cm

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, with funds from an anonymous donor and the Antiquaries

Object number1991.133

DescriptionAryballos with bronze suspension chain. Free blown of transparent yellow-green glass. Spherical body, columnar neck with rim folded down, doubled back up and then folded outward and flattened. 2 ribbed trailed handles attached at top of shoulder and middle of neck; the ends against the neck flattened out at top and bottom. Fine concentric wheel-cut bands around body. Slight indentation in bottom. Bronze woven chain attached to two handles by bronze rings closed with twisted ends. Two chains from each handle ring attached at top end to two similar rings. These rings in turn attached to a larger ring. Above that a short length of woven chain and at top a large suspension ring. Vessel has light interior incrustation.

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