Lotus Flask
Bottle
MS4980
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4980 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Mould-Blown |
| Description | Pale bluish green glass with bubbles and moderate iridescence. Flat base with visible seam but no pontil mark. Body cylindrical with slight flare from base to shoulders. Decorated with 4 rows of knobs. Tall cylindrical, narrow neck. Rim formed by folding glass parallel to neck twice. Creates flat rim with a collar around it. |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 1274 - Other Number |
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