Janus Flask

MS4989

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS4989
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Roman Period
Date Made 300-399 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Technique Mould-Blown
Iconography Janus
Description

Rim broken, flattened base, body shape of human head, double faced. Narrow neck, flaring mouth, rim rolled inward. Human faces on body. Glass clear, thin, some iridescence.

Height 6.8 cm
Outside Diameter 3.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913
Other Number GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 2932 - Other Number

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