Melon-shaped Bottle with One Handle
Melon-shaped Bottle with One Handle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, probably Syro-Palestinian
DateProbably second half of 1st century
DimensionsH: 3 3/16 in. (8.05 cm);
H body: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm);
Max Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.25 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm);
Base Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm
H body: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm);
Max Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.25 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm);
Base Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm
MediumGlass; rim tooled, neck and body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections (MCT VIII C).
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.685
Not on View
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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, no. 51, p. 149-150.- Glass
Probably second half of the first century
Probably second half of the first century
Probably second half of the first century
Probably second half of the first century
Second half of the first century CE
Probably second quarter of the first century
Probably mid- or third quarter of the first century
Probably second quarter of the first century
First century
Second half of first century CE
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