Date-shaped Flask
Artist
Unknown
Datemid 1st–early 2nd Century
MediumGlass: blown into multi-part mold and tooled
DimensionsH. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) x Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) x Diam. of rim 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Pratt, courtesy of Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington
Object numberG.50.8.3
On View
Not on viewProvenanceGeorge D. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY (d.1935); given to Katherine Pendleton Arrington, Warrenton, NC, before 1935; given to North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, by 1938 (see file photo); on extended loan to the North Carolina Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, ca. 1938-ca.1956.
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