Flask
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureRoman
Date1st century AD
MediumBlown-molded glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number65.27.2
Not on view
DescriptionFlask of blown molded pale yellow/amber glass in the form of a date. Some weathering and iridescence. See also GAnR66.24.Label TextRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean, probably Sidon, Syria Date Flasks, late 1st-2nd century A.D. Mold-blown glass Museum purchase, C.W. Grandy Fund 65.27.2 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6786 The color and form of these flasks imitate dried dates.
