Pilgrim Flask

Oinochoe

MS5018

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Israel | Nazareth (Israel)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5018
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Culture Judeo-Christian
Provenience Israel | Nazareth (Israel)
Date Made 400-599 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Technique Mould-Blown
Iconography Geometric
Description

Intact. Gently conical base, hexagonal in cross section, slight depression at shoulder, slightly flaring neck; trefoil mouth, rim rolled outward. Tooled handle attached at shoulder and rim, rolled in, up, out. Overall geometric mold pattern on body. Glass: thin, light blue, slight iridescence. Mold-blown.

Height 14.2 cm
Width 8 cm
Depth 6.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913
Other Number GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 1585 - Other Number

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