Tall Square Bottle with One Handle
Tall Square Bottle with One Handle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestine
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Body Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown; tooled; applied handle.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.564
Not on View
DescriptionThis square glass bottle, blown into a mold, features a wide rim and a tall, slightly tapering body. Its handle, decorated with vertical ribs, runs from the shoulder to just below the rim. A pattern of raised circles and a central diamond can be seen on the base, formed during the blowing process.
Published ReferencesHaberey, Waldemar, "Der Werkstoff Glas im Altertum," GLASTECHENIS BERICHTE, May 1958, no. 5, pp. 188-194, fig. 3.
1st century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
4th-6th century CE
1st century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
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