Cedar Cone-shaped Bottle
Cedar Cone-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginAncient Rome, perhaps western Mediterranean
DateProbably second half of the first century
DimensionsH: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Body H: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Max Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.45 cm); Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.24 cm)
MediumGlass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.887
Not on View
DescriptionOpaque pale blue.
Medium thin glass.
Neck free blown. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto underside of base (MCT VIII D).
Everted rim, rounded in flame. Concave neck. Piriform body shaped like a cedar cone. Circular flat underside of base.
On the shoulder, a band of three horizontal ridges. On the body, a close-set pattern of diamond-shaped raised scales with central dimples, imitating the scales of a cedar cone. On the underside, three slightly raised concentric ridges.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 182, no. 112.
Mid- to second half of the first century
Mid-first to early second century
Second half of the first century CE
Probably second half of first century
Perhaps 2nd century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
Mid-first to early second century
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