Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Female Faces
Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Female Faces
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Eastern Mediterranean, Palestine or Syria
DateProbably second century
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
DescriptionPurple; conical rim; cylindrical neck; body in the shape of two heads, set back to back; unusually heavy glass.
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 late second century
Third century
Third century
Probably early third century
Probably early third century
Probably early third century
Nineteenth century
Probably late third or fourth century
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