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Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 200-399
TechniqueBlown, applied, manipulated
SizeOverall H: 6.8 cm, L: 14.6 cm, W: 5.1 cm
Accession Number79.1.99
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
Roman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass, but with yellowish green tint; blown, applied. Egg-shaped vessel body in form of quadruped. Head roughly triangular, with large triangular ears and small stalk-like eyes, all formed by manipulation; behind ears, “collar” consisting of single continuous trail; legs and feet consist of four small blobs; “tail” is in form of tubular neck, which curves back and up, and has rounded rim; on lower neck, single continuous horizontal trail.
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