Date-shaped Bottle

Place of OriginPhoenicia

DateMid-first to early second century

DimensionsH: 2 5/8 in. (6.63 cm); H (body): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Rim Diam: 11/16 in. (1.78 cm)

MediumMedium thin glass, mold-blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.578

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic

DescriptionTranslucent yellowish brown. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Rim tooled. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto one side of neck (MCT VIII). Everted rim, folded inward and downward for two-thirds of circumference. Flaring neck. Body shaped like a fat date. Relief pattern of short, fat, wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date. Translucent yellowish brown. Rim tooled. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto one side of neck (MCT VIII). Everted rim, folded inward and downward for two-thirds of circumference. Flaring neck. Body shaped like a fat date. Relief pattern of short, fat, wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date.

Published ReferencesStern, 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. 84, p. 172-173, color pl. 16, p. 56.

Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 107.