SidG013
Sidonian golden yellow glass faceted flask with two handles.
1st century AD
H. 7.05 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Minor restoration at rim, otherwise perfect. Fine golden iridescence.
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The flask with the body blown in two-part mold, each half of the body consisting of eight panels arranged around an octagonal central panel, with a circular ridge at the center. Uneven rectangular base. Cylindrical neck, with flaring folded rim. Two handles attached from edge of side panels to neck.
A rare type of Sidonian glass.
For the type in different colors:
Cf. Israeli, Y., Israel Museum, 2003, p. 138, no. 146.
Stern, E. M., Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo,1995, p. 150, no. 52.
Israeli, Y. Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem 2003
Stern, E. M., Roman Mold-blown Glass. The First Through Sixth Centuries, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, 1995
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