Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Phoenicia
DateProbably mid-first century or earlier
DimensionsH: 3 in. (7.67 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.35 cm); Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.481
Not on View
DescriptionThis hexagonal bottle, classified as Vessels Type, Series A3, Generation A3a, is made of opaque light greenish gray glass streaked with variation. The medium thin glass contains small spherical bubbles in the body, some of which have burst at the surface, and linear bubbles in the neck. The neck was free blown, while the body was shaped in a four-part mold consisting of three vertical sections joined to a disk-shaped base section (MCT II). Mold seams are located between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1. The relief is indistinct, and vertical crimps at the base of the neck were caused by tooling during the finishing process.
The vessel features a flaring rim folded outward, upward, and inward, a cylindrical neck with a slight taper, a sloping shoulder, and an ovoid body. It stands on a low, offset base with a flat underside marked by two raised concentric circles. Its decorative scheme is consistent with that of 1923.531, another bottle from the same mold group and generation.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries, Rome, Italy, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1995, cat. no. 32, p. 126.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 103.
Probably mid-first century or earlier
Probably first half of first century
Probably first half of first century
Mid-first century or earlier
Probably mid-first century or earlier
Probably mid-first century
Probably mid-first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
Probably mid-first century or earlier
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