Flask
Flask
Place of OriginProbably Syria
Date13th century
DimensionsH: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Rim Diam: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Body Diam: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Body Thickness: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
MediumBlown glass, with applied marvered threads
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2367
Not on View
DescriptionPurple ground and handles; applied green and applied white decoration; conical neck; upper one-third of neck with thin green spiral thread; two handles with thumbrests extend from neck to shoulder; flattened ovoid body; decorated with opaque white trails in festoon pattern.
13th century
late 13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
18th Dynasty, about 1400-1350 BCE
5th century BCE
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