Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Female Faces
Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Female Faces
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean, Palestine or Syria
DateProbably 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown in a two-part mold.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.677
Not on View
DescriptionDouble head-shaped flask made of unusually heavy purple glass, mold-blown in a two-part mold. The flask has a conical rim and cylindrical neck that leads to a body formed in the shape of two similar female heads set back to back.
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. 146, p. 227-228.
Probably early 3rd century
Probably early 3rd century
Probably late 2nd century
Nineteenth century
Probably early 3rd century
Probably 19th or early 20th century
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