Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A

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Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A

Place of OriginPhoenicia

DateProbably first quarter of 1st century

DimensionsH: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); Rim Diam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown, tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.467

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DescriptionThis hexagonal bottle, classified as Vessels Type, Series A1, Generation A1a-y, is made of opaque white glass. The neck was shaped free-blown, while the body was formed in a three-part mold composed of vertical sections. The mold seams are located between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1, and meet off-center on the underside of the base. The relief is moderately crisp, though the mold sections are not well aligned. The flaring rim is folded outward and upward, with a visible tool mark along the interior. The cylindrical neck leads to a bulbous body with its widest point between the center and base. The bottle has a low, offset base with a concave underside. The decoration is similar to that of 1923.472 (Cat. No. 15).

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. 16, p. 118.

Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 103.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Israeli, Yael, "Sidonian Mold-Blown Glass Vessels in the Museum Haaretz," Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 6, 1964, p. 34. Cf. von Saldern, Axel et al., Gläser der Antike, Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer, Hamburg, 1974, nos. 401-459.