New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Cosmetic Flask

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureEastern Mediterranean

Dateca. 200-400 C.E.

MediumBlown and applied glass

DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Base: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number65.34.10

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 108

DescriptionCosmetic flask of pale blue blown glass with four vertical bands of thick rigaree and thin horizontal threading. Plain applied round handle and a tooled conical foot. Syrian, Roman Empire.

Label TextCosmetic Flask Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 200-400 C.E. Blown and applied glass Museum purchase 65.34.10Published ReferencesVon Saldern, _Ancient Glass in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston_, No. 56 similar. Called Roman Empire, Near East, late 3rd-early 5th century A.D.