Date-shaped Bottle
Date: Mid-first to early second century
Dimensions:
H (present): 2 3/4 in. (6.98 cm); Body H: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Medium: Glass; mold-blown.
Place of Origin: Phoenicia
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.583
DescriptionTranslucent yellowish brown.
Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Body elongated.
Flaring neck. Body shaped like a date with an irregular cross section.
Relief pattern of short wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date.
Translucent yellowish brown.
Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Body elongated.
Flaring neck. Body shaped like a date with an irregular cross section.
Relief pattern of short wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date.
Translucent yellowish brown.
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