Unknown Roman
Double Head Flask

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Double Head Flask
Date1–200 AD
Probable placeSyria
Probable placeSidon, Lebanon
MediumMold-blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (9.2 × 4.1 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number70.81
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Ray Winfield Smith (c. 1897–1982), Houston, by 1970]; purchased by MFAH, 1970.
Exhibition History"Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989–January 1990 Subsequent tour

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