Double Head-shaped Bottle: Possibly Dionysos and Satyr
Double Head-shaped Bottle: Possibly Dionysos and Satyr
DatePerhaps 2nd century
DimensionsH: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); H (Body): 1 1/2 in. (3.75 cm); Max Diam: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm);
Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.25 cm)
Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Base Diam: 7/8 in. (2.25 cm)
MediumRim and neck free blown. Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections, each including one-half of the base (MCT VIII).
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.524
Not on View
Collections
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: the First through Sixth Centuries, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, Rome, Italy, 1995, cat. no. 144, p. 225-226, photograph, fig. 2.- Glass
Perhaps second century
Probably late third or fourth century
Late 19th century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Third century
Probably late second century
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