Carinated Bottle

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably Syria or Palestine

DateMid-1st century

DimensionsH: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Rim Diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Base Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)

MediumGlass; neck free blown. Body blown into a three-part mold of two vertical sections joined to a cup-shaped base section (MCT V).

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.444

Not on View

DescriptionThis carinated bottle was mold-blown from thin, transparent to translucent dark blue glass. The neck is free-blown and displays two tool marks at its base, while the body was formed in a three-part mold consisting of two vertical sections joined to a cup-shaped base section (MCT V). Small spherical bubbles are visible in the body, and elongated vertical bubbles appear in the neck. The rim is folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. The vessel features a tall cylindrical neck, a conical upper body, and a rounded lower body, with a flat base. The base is decorated with two raised concentric circles surrounding a small central depression. On the body, two faint grooves, each bordered by two faint ridges, are located 1.5 cm and 1.1 cm above the carination. The underside features twenty-nine petal-like tongues alternating with darts in raised outline.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: the First through Sixth Centuries, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, Rome, Italy, 1995, cat. no. 49, pp. 148-149.