Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateProbably first half of first century
DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.46 cm); Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Rim Diam:7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Base Diam: 15/16 in. (2.45 cm)
MediumMedium thin glass. Neck free blown. Body blown into a four-part mold of three vertical sections joined to a disk-shaped base section (MCT II).
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.531
Not on View
DescriptionThis small hexagonal bottle was shaped in a four-part mold and features panels with tiny relief images of jugs and bowls. Columns separate each panel, and fruit decorations encircle the bottom. The rim and neck were shaped by hand tools, and slight crimp marks show where the bottle was held during finishing. The base is flat with two raised rings, a detail copied from metal containers. Some areas of decoration are blurred, possibly from the glass shifting in the mold while being formed.
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. 26, pp. 122-124, color plate 6, p. 52, photograph, fig. 43.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 103.
Probably first half of first century
First half of the first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Mid-first century
Second half of the first century CE
Probably mid- to second half of first century
Perhaps second quarter of first century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Second half of the 1st century CE
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