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Object NameFlask with Ajax
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
TechniqueMold-blown, fire-polished
SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm, Diam (max): 4.1 cm
Accession Number62.1.16
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Place Made
probably Syria; possibly Palestine; possibly Italy
Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass; blown in two-part mold. Body tapering towards bottom; rim outsplayed, probably fire-polished; narrow cylindrical neck; rounded shoulder; flat base. Mold-blown decoration on body; two scenes, one on each side: (a) tree with oval leaves and rounded fruit, with satchel or wineskin suspended from it; beneath tree, man seated on rock, facing right, holding animal; (b) ship with high prow and stern, single mast, sail drawn up to top spar, rigging descending from spar to hull, oars at rest; in stern, on right, diminutive helmsman; in prow, standing figure with shield; below ship, waves and fishes.
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