Caption

Flask; body in the shape of a flattened sphere, decorated with ribs;, Syria, 2nd–3rd century AD. Transparent, colourless, iridescent glass. Slightly flattened spherical body decorated with vertical thin, uneven ribs; short cylindrical neck terminating in a funnel-shaped spout with a thickened and rounded edge; free-blown. Outer diameter of the spout: 3.80 cm. Height: 8.80 cm. Body diameter: 8 cm. Bottom diameter: 3.40 cm. Type: Isings form 101? Weight: 0.030 kg., A rounded vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim, showing a textured surface with mottled areas and patches; the body has vertical ridges and an uneven, pitted appearance. The visible colors include muted brown, rusty orange, pale green, and gray, with darker brown speckling across the surface. The rim interior appears darker, and the overall finish looks weathered and corroded.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.4Mb (1.7Mb) / 12.2in x 16.0in / 3673 x 4794 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask body shape flattened sphere decorated ribs Syria 2nd–3rd century AD Transparent colourless iridescent glass Slightly flattened spherical vertical thin uneven ribs short cylindrical neck terminating funnel-shaped spout thickened rounded edge free-blown Outer diameter spout 3.80 cm Height 8.80 cm Body diameter 8 cm Bottom diameter 3.40 cm Type Isings form 101 Weight 0.030 kg rounded vessel narrow neck flared rim showing textured surface mottled areas patches vertical ridges uneven pitted appearance visible colors include muted brown rusty orange pale green gray darker brown speckling across surface rim interior darker finish looks weathered corroded.