flask

Object NameFlask

Made FromGlass

Date400-599

Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean

Techniqueblown, applied

SizeOverall H: 25.7 cm, Diam (max): 8.7 cm

Accession Number78.1.15

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Appleton

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTranslucent yellowish-green glass; blown, applied. Tall ovoid shaped body; rim outsplayed, folded inward and flattened; narrow cylindrical neck which splays at bottom; slender ovoid body, tapering at bottom to solid stem; base restored;decorated on neck with trail, which was applied near bottom and wound approximately fifteen times around circumference, seven equally spaced handles were dropped on to neck below mid-point, drawn outward and downward, and reattached to body shortly above maximum diameter; single trail then attached to one handle at point where it bends downward, drawn up over and down, and attached to adjacent handle, this being repeated until all seven handles are linked.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Arthur Appleton - 1978-06-29

Source Arthur Appleton - 1978-06-29