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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. (2.3 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.468
Not on View
DescriptionThis hexagonal bottle, classified as Vessels Type, Series A1, Generation A1a-y, is made of opaque white, medium thin glass. The neck was formed free-blown, while the body was shaped using a three-part mold consisting of three vertical sections. The mold seams—located between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1—converge off-center on the underside of the base. The relief is moderately crisp. The bottle features an everted rim folded outward, upward, and inward, leading to a tall cylindrical neck. Its bulbous body reaches its maximum diameter midway between the center and base. The vessel rests on a low, offset base with a flat underside. The decoration corresponds to that seen on object 1923.465 (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. 18, 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.
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first quarter of first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first quarter of first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first quarter of first century
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably mid-first century or earlier
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably mid-first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Mid-first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Masks Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Masks Type, Series A
Probably second quarter of the first century
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably mid-first century or earlier
Image Not Available for Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of first century

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