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Hexagonal Bottle with Handle, Vessels Type, Series B
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Hexagonal Bottle with Handle, Vessels Type, Series B

Place of OriginAncient Rome, Perhaps Eastern Mediterranean
DateProbably mid- to second half of first century
DimensionsH (with handle): 3 11/16 in. (9.37 cm); Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Rim Diam: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); Base Diam: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.529
Not on View
Collections
  • Glass
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. 35, pp. 128-129.

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

Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of first century
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Probably second half of first century

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