flask
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Date200-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueMold-blown, reworked, applied
SizeOverall H: 14.9 cm, W: 11.1 cm, D: 8.4 cm; Rim Diam: 6 cm
Accession Number59.1.153
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent light olive green glass with small bubbles; mold- blown, two-part mold, rim reworked, handles applied. Lentoid body; rim outsplayed, turned upward and inward; neck tapers then splays gently toward bottom; body circular in front elevation, ovoid in vertical section; base kicked, two handles applied to shoulder and rim. Mold-blown decoration on body: on front and back, three concentric raised circles surrounded by rosette and twenty-four raised petals; on sides, two rows of graduated circles with central bosses alternating with pairs of small bosses.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
