Bottle in the Shape of a Date

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

1st to mid–2nd century

Roman; Syria or Palestine

Bottles in the shape of dates are commonly preserved in the yellow-brown color of the fruit itself. Vessels like this one served as containers for precious liquids, probably scented oils that were shipped throughout the empire.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Bottle in the Shape of a Date
Place: Syria (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1 CE–150 CE
Medium: Glass, mold-blown
Dimensions: 6.2 × 2.6 × 2.9 cm (2 7/16 × 1 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
Reference Number: 1949.435
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Wanda Odell, “Ancient Glass: The Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Robinson Collection, Gallery 5A, The Art Institute of Chicago,” 1940, unpublished catalogue in curatorial object file, Art Institute of Chicago.
Karen B. Alexander and Mary Greuel. Private Taste in Ancient Rome: Selections from Chicago Collections. Exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1990), cat. 69.
Sidney Goldstein, “Cats. 108–110 Three Mold-Blown Vessels: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).
Sidney Goldstein, “Cat. 110 Bottle in the Shape of a Date: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).

Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 152, November 11, 2012 - present.

Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson, Chicago, by 1931; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.

Cat. 110 Bottle in the Shape of a Date, 1st/mid-2nd century A.D.

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