Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-1st to early 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 2 13/16 in. (7.15 cm); Body H: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Rim Diam: 3/4 in. (1.96 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown, rim tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.580
Not on View
DescriptionThis glass bottle is shaped like a ripe date and decorated with ridges and hooks that mimic the fruit’s wrinkles. It was formed in a two-part mold, with the seam extending along the body and neck.
The neck flares outward, and the rim is turned inward. The yellow glass has visible bubbles and streaks from the manufacturing process.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 177, no. 101.
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-first to early 2nd century
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