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
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400-1350 BCE
3rd century BCE
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