Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-1st to early 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 3/4 in. (6.96 cm); Body H: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.85 cm); Rim Diam: 3/4 in. (1.87 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown, rim tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.576
Not on View
DescriptionThis bottle was shaped like a date, with small ridges and hooks across its surface that copy the fruit’s natural wrinkles. It was made using a two-part mold, and the seam is visible along the neck and partly hidden in the pattern.
The neck is cylindrical, and the rim is thick and turned inward. The glass is dark yellow and thin, with signs of aging.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 177, no. 100.
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-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
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