Glass flask with six handles
Plain rounded rim; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; squat bulbous body; splayed tubular foot, made by folding; pushed-in bottom with pontil mark at center; five (originally six) rod handles attached in pads to upper body, drawn up vertically, then turned in and down, and folded onto upper neck over trail decoration.
Trail applied to lower neck and wound round twenty times in a spiral, covering all of neck and underside of mouth.
One large hole in upper body and most of one handle missing, internal cracks in foot ring; few bubbles; dulling, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass flask with six handles
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 11/16in. (9.4cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.21.188
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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