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
Probably second half of the 1st century
Late 6th- early 7th century CE
1st century
Probably second half of 1st century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Probably 3rd century CE
Nineteenth century
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
1st century
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