Glass pourer flask

Period:
Mid Imperial
Date:
mid-2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman, Cypriot
Medium:
Glass; blown
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/16in. (7.7cm) Other: 3 3/4in. (9.5cm)
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.81
  • Description

    Translucent pale blue green.
    Rounded rim, partially folded over and in; broad, flaring mouth; uneven, cylindrical neck; bulbous body, drawn out on one side into slender nozzle; pushed-in bottom with traces of pontil mark. Thick, heavy glass.
    Intact, except for end of nozzle; many bubbles, some large, and blowing striations; dulling, faint iridescence, and patches of creamy weathering.

  • Provenance

    From Cyprus, said to be from a tomb at Idalion (modern Dali)

  • References

    Myres, J.L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 5617, p. 510.

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