Glass Flask

1st-4th century CE (Roman Imperial)

9.6 cm 12.8 cm

Citation

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.

Artifact

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15123
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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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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/47.736

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