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Hexagonal Bottle, Fruit Type, Series A
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Hexagonal Bottle, Fruit Type, Series A

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Phoenicia, possibly made in Sidon
DateProbably mid-1st century
DimensionsH: 3 1/16 in. (7.85 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
MediumGlass; blown
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.429
Not on View
DescriptionThis hexagonal bottle, classified as Fruit Type, Series A1, Generation A1a–y, is made from medium thin opaque white glass. The neck was free-blown, while the body was formed in a three-part vertical mold (MCT IV A), with seams visible between panels 2 and 3, 4 and 5, and 6 and 1 converging at the center of the flat base. The relief is moderately crisp. The rim is folded outward, upward, and inward. A tapering neck leads to a convex circular shoulder, transitioning into a hexagonal body and a similarly convex circular bottom. The decoration resembles that found on Cat. No. 36 (1923.433).
Published ReferencesLightfoot, Christopher S., "A Roman Glass Flask in the Gaziantep Museum," Anatolian Studies, Journal of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 35, 1985, p. 124, no. 13.

Stern, 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. 38, p. 132.

Hexagonal Bottle, Fruit Type, Series A
Probably second half of 1st century
Hexagonal Bottle, Vessels Type, Series A
Probably first half of 1st century

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