Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Male Heads, Probably Hercules Wearing a Lion's-Head Helmet
Double Head-shaped Flask: Two Similar Male Heads, Probably Hercules Wearing a Lion's-Head Helmet
Date3rd or 4th century
DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Base Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
MediumGlass; mold blown and fused.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.741
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Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 239-240, no. 159.- Glass
Probably late third or fourth century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Probably late second century
Perhaps second century
about 490 BCE
Perhaps 2nd century
Third century
425-350 BCE
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