Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Phoenicia
DateProbably first half of first century
DimensionsH: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
MediumGlass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.466
Not on View
DescriptionThis opaque white hexagonal bottle is made of medium thin glass, though the fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. The neck was shaped free-blown, and the body was formed using a three-part mold with vertical sections. Mold seams are visible between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1, converging off-center on the base. The relief is indistinct but the mold edges are well aligned. A tool mark is visible along the interior of the flaring rim, which was folded outward and upward. The cylindrical neck rises from a bulbous body with its greatest diameter located below the center. The base is low and offset with a concave underside. This object belongs to the Vessels Type, Series A1, Generation A1a-yy. The decoration is similar to that on 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. 21, p. 120, fig. 71, p. 116.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 103.
Probably first half of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
Probably second quarter to mid-first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably mid-first century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably second half of first century
Mid-first century or earlier
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