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Bottle in the Form of a Double-Faced Head
This mold-made glass vessel is in the shape of a janiform head. The vessel's tubular neck and ring mouth project from the top of the head. 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.
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 Pontus]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1/12/1978 | Examination | other |
| 3/18/1982 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
Overall: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
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.
47.48