Flask

Place of OriginSyria-Palestine

Date1st-2nd Century CE

DimensionsH: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Rim Diam: 15/16 in. (2.45 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown; tooled; applied decoration.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.507

Not on View

DescriptionThis Roman glass flask is decorated with a pale green spiral thread fused to its surface. It has a flared rim, tall neck, and rounded body, all shaped by blowing molten glass.

Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Onterio Museum, Toronto, 1975, fig. 111, p. 53.

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