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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE HEAD-SHAPED FLASK
Eastern Mediterranean, Circa Early 3rd Century A.D.
Pale green in color, the body blown into a two-part mold, each side with a similar chubby child-like face with curly hair, the cylindrical neck free blown, the horizontal rim-disk with the rim infolded, on a concave base; together with a miniature green bowl and a pale green cylindrical cup
2½ in. (6.4 cm) high for the head flask (3)
Eastern Mediterranean, Circa Early 3rd Century A.D.
Pale green in color, the body blown into a two-part mold, each side with a similar chubby child-like face with curly hair, the cylindrical neck free blown, the horizontal rim-disk with the rim infolded, on a concave base; together with a miniature green bowl and a pale green cylindrical cup
2½ in. (6.4 cm) high for the head flask (3)
Provenance
Shraga Qedar, Jerusalem, 1985 (head flask)
Superior Galleries, Los Angeles, 1970 (miniature bowl)
New York Private Collection (head flask and miniature bowl)
Superior Galleries, Los Angeles, 1970 (miniature bowl)
New York Private Collection (head flask and miniature bowl)
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