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Glass Flask
(Roman Empire )
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.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr. James R. Duke, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/16 x Diam: 3 3/4 in. (12.8 x 9.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. James R. Duke, 2003
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.
47.736