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Juniform Flask

Collection numberガ037-0279
ProvenanceEastern Mediterranean
PeriodRoman period
DateLate 1st-2nd Century CE
MaterialGlass, Mould- blown
DimensionH. 8.0 cm
CommentSome 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.
Classificationglass vessel
KeywordsNavy blue, Clear
Strange, Tiny
Western Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Syria
Roman-Byzantine Period, Roman Period
Glass
Vessel, Jar, Bottle, Flask, Figurative vessel, Human-shaped vessel
Human, Body part, Head
Deity/Spirit, Deity/Spirit in Greece or Rome, Janus, Dionysus/Bacchus
資料ID275

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