Octagonal Bottle with One Handle
Octagonal Bottle with One Handle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Syro-Palestinian)
Date2nd-3rd century CE
DimensionsH: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm); Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown; tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.562
Not on View
DescriptionThis octagonal bottle was made by blowing glass into a mold. The base has a decorative pattern of raised circles around a central motif. A wide handle connects the shoulder to the rim, which has an added coil for reinforcement. The body shows signs of air bubbles and tooling.
1st century CE
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably mid-first century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Probably first half of first century
Mid-first century or earlier
3rd-4th century CE
Probably second to third quarter of first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
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