Glass amphoriskos (perfume flask)

Roman, Syrian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199


Mold-blown glass allowed for the creation of elaborate shapes and designs. Details were carved into a two-part mold, usually made of clay, so that they appeared in relief on the glass when the mold was removed. Handles were then added while the glass was still malleable. Imaginative forms, such as the head and date shapes here, and raised decoration emulating the embossed relief of silver vessels made them attractive alternatives to blown glass.

Glass amphoriskos (perfume flask), Glass, Roman, Syrian

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Glass amphoriskos (perfume flask), Glass, Roman, Syrian
Glass amphoriskos (perfume flask), Glass, Roman, Syrian

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