Saddleflask

MS5487

From: Palestine

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5487
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Palestine
Period Roman Period
Date Made 400-600 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Technique Blown
Description

Blue glass heavily encrusted and iridescent. Tubes flare from rounded base to rim. Remains of threads are wrapped diagonally around each tube separately to form almost a herring-bone pattern with the two tubes together. Rim flares out and is rolled inward to round edge. Two small right angle handles connect rim and body. Set on top of these is another ribbon handle which arches from one 90 degree angle handle to the join of the tubes then from the join to the other 90 degree angle handle. On top of these 2 arches is set another arch of ribbon handle, from the outside of one arch to the outside of the other.

Height 16.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Miss Lydia T. Morris, 1916
Other Number GL14 (ancient glass project) - Other Number

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