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Date-shaped Bottle

Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-first to early second century
DimensionsH: 2 7/8 in. (7.33 cm); Body H: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Rim Diam: 3/4 in. (1.85 cm)
MediumGlass; rim tooled, mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.573
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DescriptionThis bottle is shaped like a dried date and has short ridges on its surface that resemble the fruit’s natural wrinkles. The body was made using a three-part mold, and the mold seams are hidden within the pattern. The rim is thick and folded inward, and the neck flares outward. The glass is streaked and brownish yellow.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 179, no. 106.

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

Date-shaped Bottle
Mid-first to early second century
Date-shaped Bottle
Mid-first to early second century
Date-shaped Bottle
Mid-first to early second century
Date-shaped Bottle
Mid-first to early second century
Date-shaped Bottle
Mid-1st to early 2nd century

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