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226. Flask

Accession Number 78.AF.37
Dimensions H. 8.5, Diam. rim 5.0, Diam. base 5.7, Th. 0.2 cm; Wt. 59.60 g
Date Fourth–fifth centuries CE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestinian region
Material Translucent greenish glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Dip mold–blown; applied elements
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Condition

Intact; light iridescence on the exterior and incrustation on the interior.

Description

Fire-polished rim; conical mouth; cylindrical neck; hemispherical body; domed bottom. The upper part of the body near the neck is sunken and smooth, giving a crooked stance to the vessel; below, it is covered with 28 dip mold–blown, vertical ribs. No pontil mark on the bottom. A coil is wound once around the mouth; only half of it is preserved.

Comments and Comparanda

For other bottles with dip mold–blown vertical ribs, see , flask A.II.a, plate VII:16; , vol. 2, plate 41, type XV:2.1; , p. 164, type B.XIII.1121a2, plate 51:9; , p. 459, no. 1286; , pp. 87–89, no. 100–104.

Provenance

1953, Spink & Son, Ltd., sold to J. Paul Getty, 1953; 1953–1976, J. Paul Getty, American, 1892–1976, upon his death, held in trust by the estate; 1976–1978, Estate of J. Paul Getty, American, 1892–1976, distributed to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1978.

Bibliography

, p. 21, no. F-30.

Exhibitions

None