Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Female Faces
Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Female Faces
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, perhaps inland Palestine or Syria
DateProbably late second century
DimensionsH: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm); H (Body): 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Max Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); Rim
Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm); Base Diam (along the seam): 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)
Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.0 cm); Base Diam (along the seam): 1 9/16 in. (4.0 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
1923.525
Not on View
Collections
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. 145, pp. 226-227.- Glass
Perhaps 2nd century
Probably late third or fourth century
Probably late third or fourth century
Perhaps second century
Third century
Probably early third century
Third century
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