Glass Flask
This translucent turquoise blown glass flask has a pyriform body with a cylindrical neck that tapers out to a slightly indented funnel shaped mouth. Most likely it would have been used to hold expensive oils or cosmetics that were part of the Roman bathing ritual.
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15123
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object
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normalized
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Dr. James R. Duke, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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0
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/47.736 |
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