Hexagonal Bottle, Birds Type, Series A
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Hexagonal Bottle, Birds Type, Series A
Place of OriginProbably Phoenicia, perhaps Sidon area
DateProbably second quarter of first century
DimensionsH: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); Max Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.15 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Base Diam: 15/16 in. (2.45 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown in a three-part mold, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.437
Not on View
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Published ReferencesRichter, G.M.A., "The Curtis Collection of Ancient Glass," Art in America 2, 1914, p. 83, fig. 8.
- Glass
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. 45, pp. 142-144, color pl. 5 and 10, pp. 52 and 54.
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably mid-first century
Second quarter to mid-first century CE
Probably second quarter to mid-first century
Late 6th- early 7th centuries CE
Probably second to third quarter of first century
Fourth to sixth centuries
Late 6th- early 7th centuries CE
Probably sixth to early seventh centuries
Probably 6th century
Fifth to seventh centuries
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