89. Roman janus-headed flask, c.2nd century AD
Glass
Height: 10.8cm
10850 IVP
Mould-blown in translucent, dark olive-green glass. Janiform (double sided) head flask, each face with distinctively rounded eyes, stylised tight ringlets, and a strong brow-bone leading to the nose, the short...
Mould-blown in translucent, dark olive-green
glass. Janiform (double sided) head flask,
each face with distinctively rounded eyes,
stylised tight ringlets, and a strong brow-bone
leading to the nose, the short slightly flaring
neck has a splayed and folded lip. Intact, air-
bubbles throughout.
Provenance
Superior Galleries, California, USADr Sid Port, Santa Monica, California, USA; acquired from the above in the 1980s
Private collection, Palm Desert, USA; acquired from the above in the 1990s
