Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateProbably first quarter of first 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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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.
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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.Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
Probably first half of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably mid-first century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
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