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Grape Flask
Unknownabout 1st–2nd century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
This mold-blown grape flask is made of pale green glass. The body was blown in a two-part mold in the shape of a bunch of grapes. The cylindrical neck with indentations ends with an outsplayed mouth and lip folded inwards. This flask is severely weathered. The surface presents severe iridescence, pitting and flaking. A small fragment is missing on the body.
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Details
- Title: Grape Flask
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1st–2nd century A.D.
- Location Created: Eastern Mediterranean
- Physical Dimensions: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
- Type: Flask
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2003.329
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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