Date-shaped Bottle

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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

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Translucent yellowish-brown. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, concealed in the pattern of wrinkles on one side, extends onto both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Short flaring neck. Body shaped like a date with a nearly circular cross section. Relief pattern of short wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date. Translucent yellowish brown. Date-shaped Bottle Phoenician Mid first to early second century H (pres) 6.4 cm; H body 6.0 cm; max D 3.0 x 3.0 cm 1923.572, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey Translucent 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 body, concealed in the pattern of wrinkles on one side, extends onto both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Short flaring neck. Body shaped like a date with a nearly circular 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. 174, no. 90.

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