Bottle in the Shape of a Date
Ancient Roman
1–150
- Medium
- Glass, mold-blown
- Dimensions
- 6.2 × 2.6 × 2.9 cm (2 7/16 × 1 × 1 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- bottle
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
vesselglassFruitancient artbottleancientroman (ancient, style or period)containers
About
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.
