Ovoid Bottle with Stylized Grape Pattern
Ovoid Bottle with Stylized Grape Pattern
Place of OriginProbably Syria or inland Palestine
DateProbably 3rd century
DimensionsH: 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam (body): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1079
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of medium thick glass that appears translucent pale olive (10 Y 6/2) with a greenish tinge and occasional purple streaks. Small vertical linear bubbles are visible in the neck. The neck and collar were free blown, while the body was blown into a three-part mold consisting of two vertical sections joined to a disk-shaped base section (MCT VII), producing a crisp relief pattern. The bottle has a flaring rim rounded in flame with a hollow pushed-out collar below, a tall cylindrical neck, and a hollow projecting roll above the shoulder collar. Its ovoid body tapers to a slightly concave base with an undecorated underside. A pontil mark, measuring approximately 1.4 cm in diameter, remains visible on the base. The surface features a stylized grape pattern consisting of eleven irregular rows of small, widely spaced hemispherical knobs. This vessel is classified as a Stylized Grape Bottle, Series A.
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, fig. 91, p. 49.
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. 128, p. 195, color pl. 19, p. 57.
Probably 3rd century
Probably 3rd century
Probably 3rd Century CE
Probably 3rd century
Probably 3rd century CE
Probably 3rd century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
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