Grape Flask
| Object Number: | MS5114 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Rome Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Syria Palestine Yebna |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 0-199 CE |
| Early Date: | 0 |
| Late Date: | 199 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass |
| Technique: | Mould-Blown |
| Iconography: | Grapes |
| Height: | 12.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number: | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number 2751 - Other Number |
Description
Mold blown clear flask in shape of grape cluster. Lilac iridescence. Enforced rim added to rim. Erect collar over base of the neck.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Italian Gallery (28 Mar 1951 - 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Classical World - Roman World (15 Mar 2003) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Special Exhibition: Classical and Oriental (12 Dec 1913 - 01 Nov 1915) | 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; p. 78, no. 114 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Fleming, Stuart J. 1999. Roman Glass (II): Reflections on Cultural Change.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 84, pl. E.83 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Fleming, Stuart J. 1996. "Early Imperial Roman Glass at the University of Pennsylvania Museum". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 38. no. 2. pg. 13-37 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 15, fig. 3C | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Hall, Edith H. Dec 1913. "The Graeco-Roman Section: A Collection of Antique Glass". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 4. no. 4. pg. 119-141 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 127, fig. 106 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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