Janus Flask
Oinochoe
MS4991
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Syria | Aleppo
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4991 |
| Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Syria | Aleppo |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Date Made | 2nd century |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Technique | Mould-Blown |
| Iconography | Janus | Medusa |
| Description | Twin-headed flask with Medusa style head; trefoil mouth. Band above rim and handle of dark blue. |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Width | 6.2 cm |
| Depth | 7.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 2934 - Other Number |
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