RG029
Roman molded light green ???Grape?? flask with one handle
3rd century AD.
Height: 11.1 cm. (4 1/4 in.)
Intact.
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The flask with molded ovoid body, short cylindrical neck, flaring rim and concave base. The handle is attached from the shoulder to the rim. The green glass trailing wound under the rim and around the neck.
The body is decorated in grape pattern consisting of projecting hemispherical knobs.
Cf. Israeli, Y., Israel Museum, 2003, Cat. No. 413, p. 310 (for the same body shape and design.)
Cf. Stern, E. M., Toledo Museum of Art, 1995, - Cat. No. 126, p. 194
Israeli, Y., - Jerusalem 2003
Israeli, Y., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts, Jerusalem, 2003.
Stern, E. M., - Toledo 1995
Stern, E. M., Roman Mold-blown Glass. The First Through Sixth Centuries, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, 1995
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