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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)
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
DescriptionThis small glass bottle from the Roman period shows two heads placed back to back—one serious, the other smiling. It was made using a mold for the body and hand-shaped at the neck and rim. The bottle cannot stand on its base due to its shape.
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.

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