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Bottle in the Form of a Double-Faced Head
(Roman Empire )
Double headed flasks came into production in the late first or early second century CE and based on reported find spots they most likely were a product of the eastern Mediterranean, along the Syrio-Palestinian coast. These vessels were produced using a two part, vertical mold into which molten glass was poured and allowed to cool. Each flask is in the form of a head with two faces, sits on a flat base, with a cylindrical neck and rounded rim.
This flask is opaque black in color and depicts two youthful, bearded faces with rounded cheeks and curly hair. The knobby hair of this figure is characteristic of third century CE examples of double-headed flasks.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Greece]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/23/1982 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
H: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.53