Spherical Bottle with Lozenge Pattern
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Spherical Bottle with Lozenge Pattern
Place of OriginSyria or inland Palestine
DateFirst half of 3rd century
DimensionsH: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Max Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.55cm); Rim Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Diam (body): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown in a two-part mold.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1334
Not on View
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Published ReferencesGrose, David F., "Ancient Glass," The Toledo Museum of Art Museum News 20 (1978) p. 82, fig. 20 (acc. no. mistakenly cited as 1923.1134).
- Glass
Grose, David F., "The Origins and Early History of Glass," in D. Klein and W. Lloyd eds., The History of Glass (London 1984), p. 37, ill.
Stern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: the First through Sixth Centuries, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, Rome, Italy, 1995, cat. no. 129, p. 195-196.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 114.
Label TextThe sprinkler, a new shape that developed before the mid-third century A.D., had a constriction like a washer inside the neck that restricted the flow of the contents to a few drops or a trickle.
3rd-4th century CE
Probably third century
Probably second half of the first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
First half of the first century
5th-6th century CE
Probably late third century
3rd-4th century CE
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