Date-shaped Bottle
Date-shaped Bottle
Place of OriginPhoenicia
DateMid-first to early second century
DimensionsH (present): 2 3/4 in. (6.98 cm); Body H: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.583
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent yellowish brown.
Medium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Body blown into a two-part mold of two vertical sections. One continuous mold seam around body, extends onto both sides of neck (MCT VIII). Body elongated.
Flaring neck. Body shaped like a date with an irregular cross section.
Relief pattern of short wavy ridges and hooks, imitating the wrinkles in the skin of a ripe date.
Translucent yellowish brown.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 174, no. 88.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 107.
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
Mid-1st to early 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
Mid-1st to early 2nd century
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