Bulbous Bottle with Lozenge Pattern

Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Syro-Palestinian

DateProbably late third century

DimensionsH: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Body H: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); Max Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Base Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

MediumGlass; neck and mouth free blown. Body blown into a two-part mold with two vertical sections(MCT VIII).

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1333

Not on View

DescriptionLow globular body, very short neck, wide mouth. Transparent natural green. Exact color cannot be determined because of weathering. Decorated with intersecting diagonal lines, forming all over pattern. Thin translucent uncolored glass with incrustation and iridescence. Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Neck and mouth free blown. Body blown into a two-part mold with two vertical sections (MCT VIII). One continuous mold seam extends around body and across underside of base. Edges of mold carefully aligned. No pontil mark. Wide horizontal brim, folded outward, upward, inward, and flattened. Short cylindrical neck. Sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter at middle. Concave base, edges not clearly defined. On the body and underside of the base, thirteen rows of lozenges with a central dot, nine columns across on one side of the vessel and eight on the other. Pattern widens slightly toward greatest diameter.

Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 198, no. 135.