Lenticular Bottle
Lenticular Bottle
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean; probably Syro-Palestinian
DateProbably first half of the first century
DimensionsH: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown and tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.415
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part mold of two circular vertical sections (MCT VIII F). One continuous mold seam along the circumference of the body. Relief indistinct.
Tubular neck. Circular flat-sided body. Convex base (vessel cannot stand).
On each side of the body, a face of Medusa with similar features: prominent bulging browline, large bulging eyes with recessed pupils, extremely long narrow nose, small mouth with short horizontal lips slightly parted, and heavy jawline wider than the forehead. The hair is parted above the center of the forehead and held back on the sides by narrow horizontal "snakes." Framed on each side by a border of evenly spaced raised knobs.
Translucent natural pale green (5 G 7/2). Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 156, no. 62.
Perhaps late first or second century
Third century
Probably late third or fourth century
Probably late third or fourth century
Third century
Late 19th century
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