Grape Bunch-shaped Bottle
Grape Bunch-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
DateSecond half of the 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); Diam: 3/4 in. (2 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown in a two-part mold, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.885
Not on View
DescriptionThis bottle is made of medium-thin glass in a transparent blue hue, though the exact color and fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. The neck was formed by free-blowing, and the body was blown into a two-part mold consisting of two vertical sections. A single continuous mold seam runs around the body (MCT VIII), and the relief remains crisp.
The rim is folded outward, upward, and inward. The tall cylindrical neck leads to a body shaped like a three-lobed bunch of small round grapes, with a vine leaf hanging from the shoulder on either side. The underside of the base is circular and flat
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 180-181, no. 110.
Second half of the 1st century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Probably second half of the 1st century
Late 6th- early 7th century CE
Probably second half of 1st century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Probably 3rd century CE
Nineteenth century
1st century
1st century
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