Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-first to early second century
DimensionsH (present): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Body H: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); Max Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.572
Not on View
DescriptionThis bottle is shaped like a date and decorated with hooked, wavy ridges that resemble the fruit’s natural wrinkles. It was made by blowing glass into a two-part mold, and the mold seam is hidden in the surface pattern.
The vessel has a short flaring neck and a rounded body. The yellowish brown glass shows signs of age and weathering.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 174, no. 90.
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-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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