Candlestick Bottle

Glassware

Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

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Name/Title

Candlestick Bottle

Entry/Object ID

11NE-Mi65-201

Description

The rim is flat with a rounded lip. The long cylindrical neck curves and leans to one side. The neck flares out slightly as it connects to the globular body. The base is concave with a pontil mark. The vessel is fully intact with some iridescence. The lip has been restored.

Use

Cosmetic

Context

Candlestick bottles evolved out of the earlier piriform bottles. Their necks grew longer, often constricting at the junction with the body creating a candlestick shape. Candlestick bottles first appear in the second half of the first century CE, alongside the piriform bottles. This bottle however is an irregular candlestick bottle as they most commonly have bell-shaped bodies.

Made/Created

Date made

1 CE - 100 CE

Time Period

Roman Imperial

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Near Eastern - Syro-Palestine

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15.5 cm

Diameter

6 cm

Material

Glass

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Neuberg, Frederic. Ancient Glass. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1962. Note Cat. 61.

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Hayes, John W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto: The Royal Ontario Museum, 1975. Note Page 58, Cat.144.

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Israeli, Yael. Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2003. Note Page 207.