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

Double Head Flask

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureRoman | Syrian | Eastern Mediterranean

Date1st century A.D.

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

InscribedPaper sticker on bottom: "538-a 'Janus' Bottle Roman God".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6778

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 3

DescriptionDouble head flask of mold blown opaque white glass. Seam across the bottom and up the sides to the 1.25" high neck. Flaring rim. Appears to be from the same mold as a blue one owned by Elijahu Dobkin, Jerusalem, 1st Century A.D.

Label TextRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean Double Head Flask, 1st century A.D. Mold-blown glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6778 Published ReferencesCorning Glass Studies VI, pg. 156, #6, Roman Empire-Syria.