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Ointment Flask
Unknown1st century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The teardrop-shaped ointment flask is free-blown from a light green glass and has an elongated neck. It has been twisted and deformed so that it is robbed of any functionality. It is also heavily weathered and incrusted with a creamy white layer covering the entire surface.
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Details
- Title: Ointment Flask
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century A.D.
- Location Created: Eastern Mediterranean
- Physical Dimensions: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
- Type: Flask
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2003.370
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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