Stiamo lavorando per tradurre questa pagina il prima possibile. Grazie per la comprensione.
Glass double head flask
Translucent green, with same color trail.
Everted rim with plain rounded lip; cylindrical neck expanding slightly downwards; body in the shape of a double head; circular base with uneven flat bottom and rounded, slightly bulging edge. Raised mold seam runs down side of body.
On underside or rim, solid round trail, forming collar; on body, two heads, back to back, with similar features: hair rendered as three rows of evenly-spaced knobs framing the faces to below chin level, arched brows, almond-shaped eyes with recessed pupils, pointed nose, small mouth with full lips, fat cheeks, and rounded chin, with horizontal band or collar around neck.
Broken and repaired with losses to rim and body; many bubbles; pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering.
Everted rim with plain rounded lip; cylindrical neck expanding slightly downwards; body in the shape of a double head; circular base with uneven flat bottom and rounded, slightly bulging edge. Raised mold seam runs down side of body.
On underside or rim, solid round trail, forming collar; on body, two heads, back to back, with similar features: hair rendered as three rows of evenly-spaced knobs framing the faces to below chin level, arched brows, almond-shaped eyes with recessed pupils, pointed nose, small mouth with full lips, fat cheeks, and rounded chin, with horizontal band or collar around neck.
Broken and repaired with losses to rim and body; many bubbles; pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass double head flask
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown in a two-part mold and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 3 1/4 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. (8.3 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.244
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
3rd century CE
late 1st–2nd century CE
Ennion
1st half of 1st century CE
ca. 50–80 CE
1st half of 1st century CE
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.