Accession No

1923.793


Description

Small pointed-oval flask of whitish blue glass with two blue-glass handles; blown in a two-piece mould.


Place

Europe; ?Cyprus


Period

Roman Late 1st Century AD


Source

Ransom Collection


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.793


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glass


Local Term


Measurements

40mm x 82mm Weight 0.0197kg


Events

Context (Field collection)
Almost certainly from Cyprus.
Late 1 Century AD
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Small pointed-oval flask of whitish blue glass with two blue-glass handles; blown in a two - piece mould
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (References)
(Bib): Calvi, M.C. 1968. I Vetri Romani del Museo di Aquileia. Associazione Nazionale per Aquileia. p. 100
Event Date 1968
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (References)
(Bib): Jaffe, Michael. 1978. Glass at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 33.
Event Date 1978
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Transparent pale blue, with deep blue handles with turquoise veining; ill-matched 2-piece mould: moulded toe and 20 horizontal ribs; rounded rim. (description in 'Glass at the Fitzwilliam Museum', see (Bib)).
Event Date 1/8/2012
Author: maa


FM:49795

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