Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-1st to early 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/8 in. (7.38 cm); Body H: 2 7/16 in. (6.26 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Rim Diam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown, rim tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.581
Not on View
DescriptionThis bottle is shaped like a date, with long ridges and hooks that mimic the wrinkles in the fruit’s skin. The glass is streaked brownish-yellow and contains visible air bubbles and black specks.
It was made in a two-part mold, with the seam partially hidden in the decoration. The rim is turned inward and downward, and the neck is short and cylindrical.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 176-177, no. 98.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 107.
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-first to early 2nd century
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
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