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Flask (Main view)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
This free-blown ribbon flask is made of dark blue and white glass. Its squat bulbous body with a flattened base is adorned with combed decorations. The cylindrical neck ends with a disk-like rim. This flask is weathered and was reassembled. The surface of the glass is iridescent and pitted, and shows signs of flaking.
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Details
- Title: Flask (Main view)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century A.D.
- Location Created: Eastern Mediterranean
- Physical Dimensions: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
- Type: Flask
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2003.274
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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