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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