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Wide-Necked Flask

Artist Unknown Roman artist , Eastern Mediterranean

Datecirca 5th–6th century

MediumGlass (mold-blown and tooled)

DimensionsH. 7 ½ in. (19.1 cm) x Diam. 4 in. (10.1 cm) x Diam. of rim 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift from the Estate of Frances T. Rudge by her children

Object number91.13

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On view

ProvenanceProvenience unknown [1]. William Edwin Rudge II (1876–1931), New York, NY; to son, Frederick Gould Rudge (1911–1985); to wife, Frances T. Rudge (1914–1988), Chapel Hill, NC, 1985; Estate of Frances T. Rudge, 1988; given to NCMA, 1991.

[1] Reportedly purchased in Egypt, 1920s, per Rudge family; see Donor Questionnaire in NCMA object file 91.13.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Fusion: Contemporary Glass Art from North Carolina Collections," May 8-August 7, 2005.

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