Flask
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureSyrian | Roman Empire
Date001-199 A.D.
MediumMold blown glass
Dimensions3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Object number67.5.3
Not on view
Label TextRoman Empire, probably Syria, possibly Sidon
Bottles with Images of Vases, 1st century A.D.
Mold-blown glass
Museum purchase, C.W. Grandy Fund and gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 67.5.3, 65.27.6, and 71.6781
Published ReferencesNeuburg, _Ancient Glass_, pg. 46, fig. 41-42.
Corning, _Journal of Glass Studies VI_, pg. 34-41.
Eisenberg, _Art of the Ancient World_, pg. 25, No. 53.
S.B. Matheson, _Ancient Glass at Yale_ catalog, #122, pp. 46-47, numerous parallels.
