Juniform Flask

Collection number	ガ095-0540
Provenance	Eastern Mediterranean
Period	Roman period
Date	1st Century CE
Material	Glass, Mould- blown
Dimension	H. 10.5 cm
Comment	A mold-blown bottle in reddish purple glass. The outsplayed mouth rim has been folded in; pontil mark is present. The human faces on the body were applied by using a two-part mold, and the seams where the two halves of the mold met are visible on the side. Intact. Many similar examples of head flasks are known. On this one, the human face on one side is smiling while the one on the other side is represented with wide open eyes. The mold-blowing technique that came into practical use at the end of the first century B.C. was a revolutionary technique that enabled glassworkers to shape and decorate at the same time. At first, it was difficult to make large vessels, but later production times were substantially shortened. That technical development made it possible for small mass-produced bottles in bright colors to very quickly became widespread as containers for the perfumed oils favored by wealthy Romans.
Classification	glass vessel
Keywords	Red, Purple, Clear Pretty, 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ID	411