flask
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Date200-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Rhineland; possibly Gaul
TechniqueMold-blown, rim reworked
SizeOverall H: 15.7 cm; Head W: 6.5 cm; Rim Diam (max): 4.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.86
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with small bubbles and impurities; mold-blown, two-part mold, rim reworked. Flask with body in form of grotesque human; rim outsplayed, rounded; cylindrical neck, splaying slightly towards bottom; body in form of grotesque male head, balding, with large eyes with pupils indicated by countersunk bosses, crooked nose, prominent cheek bones, hollow cheeks, lips parted, and pointed chin; hair on back of head and neck, very similar to 55.1.93, with the same prominent tuft; seams at junction of mold parts particularly evident.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1954-10-11
Former Collection
Hoenningen Geyr von Schweppenburg
