Animal Shaped Flask
Animal Shaped Flask
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date5th-6th century
DimensionsH: 4 in. (10.2 cm); L: 4 in. (10.2 cm) (as preserved)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, applied decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2045
Not on View
DescriptionLight yellow body; applied decoration of dark greenish-blue and light yellow; shape of a dromedary with dark greenish-blue ears and tail; bottle on back of dromedary; bottle surrounded by net decoration of light yellow at top and bottom; dark greenish-blue in center.
Exhibition HistoryOxford, Ohio, Miami University Art Museum, Glass: Pre-Roman to the Present, November 8, 1980-February 8, 1981.5th-6th century
6th-8th century
5th-6th century
Possibly 7th-8th century
7th-10th century
1st-2nd century CE
4th-6th century CE
5th or 4th century BCE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Early 20th century
9th-11th century CE (?)
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