Culture: Roman.
Date: 2nd Century A.D.
Material: Opaque white glass.
Condition: Intact, minor repair to neck.
Provenance: Ex: American private collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Measurements: 3.2 inches high, (7.7 cms).
Mould blown into two smiling faces, with a flat rounded bottom, a tall slim neck and an everted rim. Head flasks in opaque glass are extremely rare.
Cf: Cat. no. 141, p. 221, The Toledo Museum of Art, Roman Mold-Blown Glass, Stern.
Antiquities Ancient Roman
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