SidG005
Sidonian mold blown opaque white glass large "Date Flask".
1-2nd century AD.
Height: 8.75 cm. (3 1/2 in.)
Repaired. Extraordinary large size. Richly iridescent.
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The body blown into two parts mold, with short cylindrical neck and flaring folded rim. The body is modeled in the form of the date fruit.
Cf. Stern, E. M., - Toledo1995, Cat. Nos. 84-107, pp. 172-177 (for a smaller example).
Stern, E. M., - Toledo1995
Stern, E. M., Roman Mold-blown Glass. The First Through Sixth Centuries, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, 1995
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