Double Head-shaped Bottle: One Serious Face, One Smiling Face
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Double Head-shaped Bottle: One Serious Face, One Smiling Face
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, possibly Syro-Palestine
DateLate 1st to early 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); H (body): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Max Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm);
Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
MediumMedium thick glass. A few black specks. Blowing spirals.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.536
Not on View
DescriptionThis bottle is shaped like two joined heads—one with a serene expression, the other smiling. Each face is framed by intricately modeled hair. The body was formed in a mold and the neck shaped by hand. The seam where the mold joined is cleverly hidden in the hair.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, 1995, no. 141, p. 221-222, color pl.23, p. 60.
Probably 19th or early 20th century
3rd-4th century CE
Nineteenth century
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably early 3rd century
Probably early 3rd century
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