flagon
Object NameFlagon with Two Handles
Made FromGlass
Date275-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Syro-Palestine
Techniqueblown, tooled, finished, applied
SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm, Diam (max): 8.3 cm
Accession Number62.1.12
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent green glass; blown; tooled; rim finished at glory hole; applied. Tubular rim made by folding outward, upward and inward; neck tapers and then descends almost vertically, widening slightly at bottom; two identical opposed handles dropped onto neck, drawn upward, inward and downward, and attached to neck immediately above trail; then pulled upward over neck and outside of rim; short "tail" of excess glass drawn down over outside of handle; single horizontal trail applied in just over one revolution to mid-point of neck, sloping shoulder; wall bulges very slightly and curves inward at bottom; plain base with low kick; pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Jacques Schulman
- 1962
