Janus Flask
MS4988
From: Syria | Aleppo
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4988 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Syria | Aleppo |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Mould-Blown |
| Iconography | Janus | Medusa |
| Description | Pale greenish glass, havy iridescence. Base flat. Body molded in double female heads which are asymmetrical. One face projects further out from the hairline than the other. As a result, the narrow cylindrical neck is at a slight angle away from projected face. Rim flares out from neck and its edge is rolled inward to round it. |
| Height | 8.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 782 - Other Number |
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