fragment
Object NameFragments of Flask
Made FromGlass
Date75-199
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall Diam: 8.5 cm
Accession Number66.1.8
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ray Winfield Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPurple transparent glass; mold-blown. Fragments of flask with thin, disk-shaped body. Each flat side decorated in low relief with head of Medusa surrounded, at edge, by circle of bosses: she has pair of wings growing from forehead, prominent eyebrows, straight nose, small open mouth, and bulbous chin; hair is entwined with snakes and two snakes are knotted below chin.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1966-01-11
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