Saddleflask
MS5239
From: Israel | Nazareth (Israel)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS5239 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Israel | Nazareth (Israel) |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Blown |
| Description | Handle broken. Double vials of light greenish glass with interior layer of decomp., patches of iridescence on outside and base. Flattened thread decor. in emerald glass on body and under rim. Remaining portion of handle same color as body. Molded, rolled to center and pushed together, not molded in separate pieces. |
| Height | 17.5 cm |
| Width | 6.2 cm |
| Depth | 3.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number | GL14 (Ancient Glass Project) - Other Number | 2718 - Other Number |
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