Grape Flask
| Object Number: | 86-35-82 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 100-199 CE |
| Early Date: | 100 |
| Late Date: | 199 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass |
| Technique: | Mould-Blown |
| Iconography: | Grapes |
| Height: | 15.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of George and Henry J. Vaux, 1985 |
| Other Number: | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
Description
Pale aubergine glass 'grape' flask. Flat stem base with pontil mark; moldblown uneven ovoid body with 2 opposing mold seams; ridge at base of tall neck; out-curving rim on convex bulge. Encrustation and irridescence.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| New Acquisition: Vaux Glass Collection (1988) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Artifacts in Bloom (Flower arrangements inspired by ancient artifacts) (24 Oct 1997 - 26 Oct 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Turfa, Jean M., and Romano, Irene B., and Brownlee, Ann B., and White, Donald J. 2002. Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 66, no. 97 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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