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Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Date200-399
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean; possibly Palestine; possibly Syria
Techniqueblown, trailed
SizeOverall H: 16.1 cm, Diam (rim): 4.7 cm
Accession Number65.1.29
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Leon S. Bard
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
VENINI - Glass and Design in a World Perspective
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent yellowish-green glass body, transparent light green glass foot; blown, with trailed ornament. Flask with slender pear-shaped body; rim outsplayed and folded upward and inward; tubular neck which expands toward bottom and merges with pear- shaped body; applied conical foot with tubular edge made by folding; prominent pontil mark; narrow thread or threads spirally wound approximately sixteen times around neck, body and upper part of foot; four small handles attached to upper part of neck and rim.
Provenance
Source Mrs. Leon S. Bard