Saddleflask
| Object Number: | MS233 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Phoenicia |
| Manufacture Location: | Syro-Palestine |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass |
| Technique: | Blown |
| Height: | 9.4 cm |
| Width: | 4.1 cm |
| Depth: | 3.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of John H. Harrison, 1895 |
| Other Number: | GL14 (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
Description
Quadruple (4-chamber) saddleflask.
Blown green glass. Appears that two tubes were bent to form four sections. Ribbon handles on each section with threads lacing each handle together, some of these threads not attached to the body. Two threads under the rims wrapped around all four sections. One band broken.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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