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White Flask Decorated with Human Faces
| Collection number | ガ039-0281 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Syria |
| Period | Roman period |
| Date | ca. A.D. 50-200 |
| Material | Glass |
| Dimension | H. 7.8 cm |
| Comment | Some theories say that double-headed flasks like this one represent the double-faced god Janus; others suggest that the faces might represent Dionysus, the god of wine, and Satyr. |
| Classification | glass vessel |
| Keyword | White Strange Western Asia,Syria Glass Vessel,Bottle,Flask,Vessel,Figurative vessel,Human Human,Body part,Head,Deity/Spirit,Greece, Rome,Janus,Deity/Spirit,Greece, Rome,Dionysus/Bacchus |