Hexagonal Bottle with Two Handles
Hexagonal Bottle with Two Handles
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateProbably second half of the first century
DimensionsH: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown in a two-part mold, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.596
Not on View
DescriptionThis blue glass bottle has a hexagonal shape and two thin handles. It was made using a two-part mold, with added details like raised scrolls and palm fronds in panels along its sides.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 156-157, no. 63.
First century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably early third century
Probably first half of first century
Late 6th- early 7th centuries CE
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
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