flask
Object NameDouble Head Flask
Made FromGlass
Date200-225
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueMold-blown, two-piece mold, reworked
SizeOverall H: 9.6 cm, W: 5.9 cm
Accession Number50.1.15
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Touch of Glass
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent greenish-colorless bubbly glass; mold-blown, two- piece mold, rim reworked. Body in form of two human heads; rim outsplayed horizontally, turned upward and inward; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly at top with diaphragm at bottom; spheroid body; flat base. Mold-blown decoration: two heads back to back with curly hair, which covers ears; youthful, beardless faces with indented pupils and dimpled chins.Provenance
Former Collection
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1950
