RG047
Sidonian amber glass ???Date Flask?? with diamonds ornament.
1st-2nd century AD.
H. 8.84 cm (3 ??? in.)
Intact.
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The amber flask blown into two parts mold in the shape of a date with a decorative pattern of diagonally crossed lines forming diamonds ornament.
Glass “Date” flask with this type of ornament is outstanding.
For related types of date flasks:
Cf. Stern, E. M.,Toledo Museum, Ohio, 1995, pp. 173-179.
For diamond shaped /diagonally crossed pattern:
Cf. Israeli, Y., Israel Museum, 2003, Cat. No. 273, p. 223.
Stern, E. M., Roman Mold-blown Glass. The First Through Sixth Centuries, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, 1995
Israeli, Y., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2003
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