Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series B
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
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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.
- Glass
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 103.
Probably mid-first century
Probably mid-first century
Probably mid-first century or earlier
Probably first half of first century
Probably first quarter of first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Second quarter to mid-first century CE
Probably second quarter to mid-first century
Probably second half of first century
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