flask
Object NameDropper Flask
Made FromGlass
Date200-299
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Syria
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 12.4 cm, Diam (max): 8.8 cm
Accession Number55.1.90
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass of the Caesars
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with yellowish tint, bubbly; blown, with applied decoration. Flask with pear-shaped body; short vertical rim with rounded-off lip and small folded flange immediately below it; neck tapers then straightens before curving inward at bottom, where it is closed off by folded diaphragm with small aperture at center; pear-shaped body curving inward at bottom to flat base; applied ring base, pontil mark. Decoration applied: below rim, narrow trail wound three times around neck; on body, overall pattern of flattened, undulating "snakes" with notched bodies.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
