Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-first to early second century
DimensionsH: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Body H: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); Rim Diam: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
MediumGlass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.585
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent yellowish-brown.
Medium thin glass. 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 both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Mold sections not well aligned.
Everted rim, folded inward and downward. Flaring neck. Body shaped like a fat date with a square cross section.
Relief pattern of short wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date.
Translucent yellowish brown.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 173, no. 85.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 107.
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-1st to early 2nd century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-1st to early 2nd century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
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