Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Idealized Faces, perhaps Medusas
Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Idealized Faces, perhaps Medusas
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean, Syria or Palestine
DateProbably early third century
DimensionsH: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); Body Diam: 1 29/32 in. (4.9 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.523
Not on View
DescriptionThis Roman glass flask was made in a mold and shaped into two idealized heads placed back to back. The faces feature wide eyes, small mouths, and tiered, knob-like hair. Such vessels were common in the Eastern Mediterranean during the third century.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 235, no. 152.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 112.
Probably early third century
Probably late second century
Probably late third or fourth century
Third century
Probably early third century
Perhaps late first or second century
Probably early third century
Third century
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