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Cobalt Double Head Flask
| Collection number | ガ037-0279 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Syria |
| Period | Roman period |
| Date | Late 1st-2nd Century A.D. |
| Material | Glass |
| Dimension | H. 8.0 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 | Navy blue,Clear Strange,Tiny 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 |