Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A

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Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A

Place of OriginPhoenicia

DateProbably first quarter of first century

DimensionsH: 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Body Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

MediumGlass; mold blown, tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.470

Not on View

DescriptionThis hexagonal bottle, identified as Vessels Type, Series A1, Generation A1a-y, is made of opaque white, medium thin glass. The neck was formed by free blowing, while the body was shaped using a three-part mold composed of vertical sections. Mold seams are located between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1, converging off-center on the underside of the base. The mold edges are carefully aligned and the relief is moderately crisp. The vessel features a flaring rim folded outward and upward, with a visible tool mark on the interior. Its tall cylindrical neck includes an unintentional bulge at the midpoint. The bulbous body reaches its maximum diameter halfway between the center and the base. The base is low, offset, and concave. The decorative scheme corresponds to that on object 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. 17, 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.