Glass flask

Shards of a broken, impressively decorated glass vessel dating to the late 16th–early 17th centuries were discovered in a small annex to the west wing of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, in the soil of the former latrine tower.
One of the most attractive glass objects to have been found, the glass vessel was restored by glueing back together the 20 pieces of clear broken glass. The walls are decorated with floral blooms of several colours and a plant ornament, with the portrait of a woman on one side, shown in profile with a head covering over her hair. There is a double band of white enamel dots at the neck of the vessel, forming a square ornament. The lip of the flask bore evidence of the remains of an unknown material, which was most likely used to seal the thread of the lead screw cap on the flask.
It is believed that this small 15 cm high and 8 cm wide flask was attributed to the so-called pharmaceutical vessels group, and was used for storing brewed liquids or fragrant oils.