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bottle

Object NameBottle with Two Faces

Made FromGlass

Date100-199

TechniqueMold-blown, reworked

SizeOverall H: 7.7 cm, W: 3.6 cm; Rim Diam: 2 cm

Accession Number66.1.256

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Place Made

Eastern Mediterranean; probably Syria; possibly Palestine

Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass; mold-blown, two-part mold, rim reworked. Body shaped like Janiform head; rim outsplayed, folded upward and inward; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly at bottom; body in form of two heads, back to back, on same neck; both have long wavy hair which covers ears and eyes with depressed pupils; one, with thin face, wears fillet across forehead; other has rounded face with plump cheeks.
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