Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series B

Place of OriginProbably Eastern Mediterranean

DateProbably mid- to second half of first century

DimensionsH: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Diam: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); Base Diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)

MediumGlass; neck free blown. Body blown into a three-part mold of three vertical sections (MCT IV). Mold seams between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1 meet at center of underside of base. Relief moderately crisp.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.430

Not on View

DescriptionPolychrome glass composed of a mixture of colors ranging from opaque to translucent brownish black (5 YR 2/1), light brownish gray (near 5 YR 6/1), white (or light gray), and moderate yellowish brown glass (near 10 YR 5/4). Interior predominantly opaque white. Medium thin glass. Rim folded outward, upward, inward and flattened. Tall cylindrical neck. Convex shoulder and convex bottom joined by a nearly cylindrical body. Base flat. On the shoulder, six rounded arches, each containing an unidentified dome-shaped object with a depression in the center of its bottom. On the body, six rectangular panels divided by degenerated columns, each with a rudimentary capital and base. In the panels, six vessels, from left to right: 1, a footed jug with spout to the left and high handle to the right; 2, a wide, stemmed bowl with two double looped handles, containing three tall upright dimpled objects with round tops; 3, a footed jug with spout to the left and angular handle to the right; 4, a footed jug with spout to the left and handle to the right; 5, a footed bowl with tall cylindrical neck, oblate body with two small vertical handles, the mouth filled with three rows of small round objects (fruit?); and 6, a footed vessel with two small handles on the shoulder. Around the bottom, six triangular petals or leaves with tips centered beneath the panels, alternating with a large ovoid fruit or leaf beneath each column Polychrome glass composed of a mixture of colors ranging from opaque to translucent brownish black (5 YR 2/1), light brownish gray (near 5 YR 6/1), white (or light gray), and moderate yellowish brown glass (near 10 YR 5/4). Interior predominantly opaque w Neck free blown. Body blown into a three-part mold of three vertical sections (MCT IV A). Mold seams between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1 meet at center of underside of base. Relief moderately crisp. Rim folded outward, upward, inward and flattened. Tall cylindrical neck. Convex shoulder and convex bottom joined by a nearly cylindrical body. Base flat. On the shoulder, six rounded arches, each containing an unidentified dome-shaped object with a depression in the center of its bottom. On the body, six rectangular panels divided by degenerated columns, each with a rudimentary capital and base. In the panels, six vessels, from left to right: 1, a footed jug with spout to the left and high handle to the right; 2, a wide, stemmed bowl with two double looped handles, containing three tall upright dimpled objects with round tops; 3, a jug with spout to the left and angular handle to the right; 4, a footed jug with spout to the left and handle to the right; 5, a footed bowl with tall cylindrical neck, oblate body with two small vertical handles, the mouth filled with three rows of small round objects (fruit?); and 6, a footed vessel with two small handles on the shoulder. Around the bottom, six triangular petals or leaves with tips centered beneath the panels, alternating with a large ovoid fruit or leaf beneath each column. CLASSIFICATION Vessels Type, Series B1, Generation B1a

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. 34, pp. 127-128, Colorpl. 6, p. 52.

Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 103.