Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-first to early second century
DimensionsH (present): 2 9/16 in. (6.55 cm); Body H: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.575
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent yellowish-brown. Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around the body, extends onto both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Mold sections not well aligned.
Flaring neck. Body shaped like a fat date, pinched irregularly lengthwise, with an irregular cross section.
Relief pattern of short 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, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 173, no. 86.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 107.
Mid-1st to early 2nd 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-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
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