RG112
Roman molded opaque white glass Medusa Janus head flask.
1st century AD.
H. 7.5 cm. (3 in.)
Rim repaired, with minute crack fillings at the neck. Fine glossy surface.
Ex. P. collection, prior to 2000
Sold
The flask with the body blown into a two-part mold, in the form of a Janus head, with two faces of Medusa back to back. A cylindrical neck with a flaring folded rim and a flat disc base. The Medusa faces are finely modeled with almond-shape eyes, small nose, fleshy lips, protruding chin, and framed by snaky hair, tied in a knot below the chin. A pair of wings at the upper sides of the head.
Cf. Goldstein, S. M., et al., Miho Museum, 2001, p. 104, fig. 149.
Israeli, Y., The Israel Museum, 2003, p. 219, fig. 266.
Goldstein, S. M., et al., Ancient Glass, Exh. cat., Miho Museum, Japan, 2001.
Israeli, Y., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts, Jerusalem, 2003.
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