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Glass flask

Period:
Mid Imperial
Date:
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman
Medium:
Glass; blown
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8in. (9.2cm) Other: 2 7/16in. (6.2cm)
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.82

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  • Description

    Small flask
    Colorless with pale yellow-green tinge.
    Rim folded out, over, and in; broad, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck expandign downward to join imperceptibly with squat bulbous body; pushed-in bottom with central kick.
    Intact, except for crack and smal hole in side of neck; many bubbles, some very large; dulling and iridescence weathering on exterior, patches of soil encrustation and creamy brown weathering on interior.

  • Provenance

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

  • References

    Cesnola, L.P. di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Vol. 3, Plates & Text 76-150. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pl. XCVIII,1.

    Myres, J.L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 5349, p. 509.

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